Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pituitary adenomas with cavernous sinus involvement (CSI) are associated with serious clinical sequelae but are often incompletely excised during surgery. Contradictory viewpoints exist regarding management of residual tumors in the cavernous sinus with some authors suggesting use of adjuvant radiotherapy post-operatively for long term tumor control. But radiotherapy has been associated with hypopituitarism and increased mortality due to cerebrovascular causes. W...