ea0016p344 | Endocrine tumours | ECE2008
Mota Filipe
, Matos Catarina
, Afonso Miguel
, Almeida Rui
, Marques Olinda
Introduction: There are limited data on the incidence and prevalence of pituitary adenomas (PA). Although classically considered rare, systematic assessments from autopsy and radiological studies have shown a prevalence of 17% in the general population.Objective: We describe the epidemiologic of PA in Braga, the third most populous district of Portugal (860 000 inhabitants, 2673 km2), over the last 20 years.Methods: We r...