ea0037oc12.4 | Pituitary – Clinical | ECE2015
Faustini-Fustini Marco
, Righi Alberto
, Asioli Sofia
, Morandi Luca
, Zoli Matteo
, Mazzatenta Diego
, Frank Giorgio
, Foschini Maria Pia
Introduction: The possible change in the pattern of hormonal secretion by pituitary tumours is a very intriguing issue indeed, notably in the case of corticotroph-cell adenomas.Methods/design: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 1259 consecutive endoscopic endonasal surgical procedures for pituitary adenomas from 1998 to 2013. Of these, 132 were ACTH-secreting adenomas associated with Cushings disease (CD) and 44 were silent corticotroph-cel...