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ea0029p1425 | Pituitary Clinical | ICEECE2012

Effects of medical treatment on proliferation parameters MIB-1 and topoisomerase-IIα in GH secreting pituitary adenomas

Schlaffer S. , Lin F. , Saeger W. , Buchfelder M.

Introduction: In this present study, we assessed the effects of the last preoperative medical treatment (dopamine-agonists, somatostatin-analogous and GH receptor antagonists) on the proliferation parameters Ki-67 and Topoisomerase-IIα in pituitary adenomas of patients with acromegaly.Material and methods:: We retrospectively studied the clinical characteristics, neuroimaging, histology and immuno-histochemistry (Ki-67 and topoisomerase-IIα lab...