Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To analyse the epidemiology and presentation of pituitary tumours in Uzbekistan.Materials and methods: Over a period of 1.5 years, we studied 53 consecutive patients with tumours in the sellar and suprasellar region (mean age 41.5 years) in terms of neurological and ophthalmological status, MRI imaging and detailed neuroendocrine functional assessment. A detailed examination of the sellar area by means of computer and magnetic resonance tomography w...