Clinical and laboratorial characterization and post-surgical follow-up of 87 patients with non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas
Objective: It was to assess the main characteristics of patients undergoing pituitary tumor surgery. Method: Eighty-seven patients (44 men; 44.8±13 years old) were included. Results: The main symptoms were visual alterations (87.3%), headache (70.1%), diminished libido (34.4%), galactorrhea (22....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013000500307&lng=en&tlng=en |
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| Summary: | Objective: It was to assess the main characteristics of patients undergoing pituitary tumor surgery. Method: Eighty-seven patients (44 men; 44.8±13 years old) were included. Results: The main symptoms were visual alterations (87.3%), headache (70.1%), diminished libido (34.4%), galactorrhea (22.9%) and hair loss (19.5%). The axes affected were gonadotropic (72.6%), thyrotropic (48.4%) and corticotropic (38.7%), without significant changes after surgery. The average largest tumor diameter was 3.1 cm before surgery and 1.56 cm after surgery. The most frequent postoperative complications were hydro-electrolyte and acid-base disorders (12%), diabetes insipidus (9%), visual field alterations (9%), liquoric fistula (8%) and nasal obstruction (7%). The patients were affected by more than one complication. Conclusion: Although a decrease in tumor volume was achieved through surgery, hormonal deficiencies persisted in most of the patients and new surgical approaches were necessary for dealing with tumor recurrence or persistence. |
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| ISSN: | 1678-4227 |