Complete evaluation of pituitary tumours in a single tertiary care institution.

Dimitrios P AskitisDamianos TsitlakidisNicolle MüllerAlbrecht WaschkeGunter WolfUlrich Alfons MüllerChristof Kloos

Published in: Endocrine (2018)

Pituitary adenoma prevalence is rising due to widely available imaging procedures. The majority of the tumours in our cohort were macroadenomas and hormonally inactive. Tumour extirpation via the transsphenoidal or transcranial route resulted in functional pituitary impairment of variable extent in 2/3 of the patients.

Keyphrases

tertiary care
end stage renal disease
growth hormone
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
risk factors
patient reported outcomes