Recurrent pituitary adenoma

This study aimed to assess the clinical usefulness of 13N-ammonia and 11C- Methionine (MET) positron emission tomography (PET)/ computed tomography (CT) in the differentiation of residual/recurrent pituitary adenoma (RPA) from the pituitary gland remnant (PGR) after trans-sphenoidal adenomectomy.

7p vimahuateng 26-11-2021 9 2   Download

Dopamine agonists (DAs) are the first-line treatment for prolactinomas, which account for 25–30% of functioning pituitary adenomas, and bromocriptine (BRC) is the only commercially available DAs in China. However, tumors are resistant to therapy in 5–18% of patients.

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Describe clinical and subclinical characteristics in patients with residual or recurrent pituitary adenomas after surgery. Evaluation of Gamma knife radiosurgery results in patients with residual or recurrent pituitary adenomas after surgery.

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To access the clinical and subclinical response of patients with pituitary adenoma by Gamma knife in Choray Hospital. Subjects and methods: A clinical, intervention study with no control group on 81 patients with definite diagnosis of recurrent or residual pituitary adenoma at Gamma Knife Unit, Choray Hospital from January 2012 to December 2016. Results: 23 patients with functioning tumours and 58 patients with nonfunctioning tumours. The average age was 43.35 ± 11.98 years, the youngest was 18, the oldest was 73 years old. Average volume of pituitary adenoma was 5,553.73 ± 2,991.15 mm3 .

9p caygaolon 31-10-2019 24 1   Download