Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The number of studies on the incidence of pituitary adenomas (PAs) is limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the annual incidence of PAs in Västra Götaland, Sweden, with a targeted population of 1.6 million inhabitants.Patients and methods: Data from adult patients diagnosed with PA in 2001–2011, living in the Västra Götaland County, were collected from the Swedish Pituitary Registry (SPR). In addition, medica...

Background: The aim of the Swedish Pituitary Register – the Swedish Pituitary Study Group’s quality register – is to guarantee that all patients with pituitary tumours get equivalent diagnostic evaluation and treatment, as well as to evaluate given therapy. In this study, patients diagnosed with acromegaly from 1991 are described.Methods: Data from 557 patients (275 men/282 women), median age 51 years (range 4–87), with acromegaly wer...