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ea0029p1443 | Pituitary Clinical | ICEECE2012

Effectiveness of cyberknife in the management of pituitary adenomas and craniopharyngiomas

Marini F. , Conti A. , Pontoriero A. , Granata F. , Cannavo S.

Introduction: CyberKnife (CK), an innovative LINAC-based robotic device for frameless stereotactic surgery, is an emerging approach in the management of tumours of the sellar region.Patients and methods: In total, 14 patients (six men, mean age 52.7 years) with sellar tumours (three craniopharyngiomas and 11 pituitary adenomas) were evaluated. Pituitary adenomas (PA) were non-functioning (7), GH-secreting (2), one GH/TSH-secreting (1) or PRL-secreting (1...