ea0077p212 | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary | SFEBES2021
Begalli Federica
, Komagata Tatsuya
, Suleyman Oniz
, Magid Kesson
, Rice Thomas
, Collier David
, Dorward Neil
, Grieve Joan
, Mendoza Nigel
, Nair Ramesh
, Kolias Angelos
, Khan Danyal
, Marcus Hani J
, Botta Joaquin
, McCormick Peter J
, Shinozaki Koji
, Korbonits Marta
Non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are the second most common subtype (15-43%) of all clinically presenting pituitary adenomas. Although the primary treatment of symptomatic NFPAs is surgery, gross total resection is achieved only in about 66% of the cases, and 20% of gross total resected tumours recur after 10 years. Despite recent advances in medical management of pituitary tumours, NFPAs remain the only subtype with no widely accepted pharmacological treatment. Expr...