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ea0041gp156 | Pituitary - Clinical | ECE2016

Natural history of a large cohort of pituitary incidentalomas in Italy

Tresoldi Alberto Stefano , Toini Alessandra , Profka Eriselda , Locatelli Marco , Lasio Giovanni Battista , Morenghi Emanuela , Spada Anna , Mantovani Giovanna , Lania Andrea Gerardo

In this observational, retrospective, multicenter study, we analyzed data from 300 patients with pituitary incidentaloma followed in two Italian Hospital Center. We observed a predominance of female patients (65%), with an a mean age at diagnosis of 49 years (higher in men than women, 57 vs 45 years old). The main reason to perform imaging were neurological symptoms not related to the presence of adenomas (56%). Most cases were microadenomas (56%), and macroadenomas were more ...