Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Although pituitary adenomas are considered benign, some have invasive growth, which is one indicator of aggressiveness. Early prognostic markers of aggressiveness may influence the quality of life improvement in patients with aggressive pituitary adenomasObjectives: To study the clinical-immunological, molecular-genetic aspects of aggressive pituitary adenomas and to develop new approaches to early diagnosis and treatment.<p class="abst...

Aim: The work was initiated to study prolactin levels in hormonally inactive pituitary adenoma by the size of the tumor.Material and methods: We examined 85 patients with hormonally inactive pituitary adenomas, 45 women and 40 men among them aged from 18 to 50 years (mean age 44.5±3.85 years). The disease duration from the onset to diagnosis based on the medical history and MRI ranged from 1 to 15 years.Results and discussion:...