Clinical features of 239 cases of pituitary adenomas

VernacularTitle:垂体肿瘤239例临床特征分析
Author: Gang CHEN ; Yafen ZHUO ; Jin YAO ; Jixing LIANG ; Huibin HUANG ; Liantao LI ; Lixiang LIN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Pituitary adenomas; Disease characteristics
From: Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2010;26(8):662-665
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study clinical feature and therapeutic choice of pituitary adenomas. Methods The clinical data of 239 cases of pituitary adenomas were analyzed. Results Total 93 male and 146 female cases were recruited. The average age was (43.8 ± 14.9 ) years old (3.9-77 years). Prolactinomas were the most common pituitary adenomas (26.8%) , 179 patients (74.9%) underwent surgery, of which 108 (60.3%) with transsphenoidal approach and 71 (39.7%) transcranial approach. The other 60 cases were treated nonsurgically. Conclusions Pituitary adenomas may present hormonal abnormalities or neurological symptoms.Some adenomas were accidently detected by MRI. Prolactinomas were the most common pituitary adenomas.