Endocrine Abstracts

Non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are the second most common subtype (15-43%) of all clinically presenting pituitary adenomas. Although the primary treatment of symptomatic NFPAs is surgery, gross total resection is achieved only in about 66% of the cases, and 20% of gross total resected tumours recur after 10 years. Despite recent advances in medical management of pituitary tumours, NFPAs remain the only subtype with no widely accepted pharmacological treatment. Expr...