ea0026p182 | Neuroendocrinology | ECE2011
Coculescu M
, Capatina C
, Caragheorgheopol A
, Dumitrascu A
, Hortopan D
, Raica M
, Cimpean A M
, Constantinoiu S
, Gandea C
Introduction: The concentrations of pituitary hormones in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are much lower that their serum counterpart.Aim: To study the CSF access for pituitary glycoprotein hormones (GPH) in patients with pituitary adenomas (PA).Patients and methods: In 221 cases submitted to transsphenoidal surgery for PA (85 acromegaly ACM, 92 nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas NFA, 44 prolactinomas PRM) the sur...