ea0011p546 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2006
De Marinis L
, Bianchi A
, Tilaro L
, Doglietto F
, Veltri F
, Vellone GV
, Lugli F
, Fusco A
, Cimino V
, Pontecorvi A
, Lauriola L
In order to investigate the correlations between immunohistochemical picture with proliferative index (Ki-67), the clinical course and outcome of GH-secreting pituitary adenomas not cured by neurosurgery, we studied 41 consecutive acromegalic patients (M 12, F 29; aged 43±10.8 yr) previously undergone neurosurgical resection of adenoma. Two patients underwent neurosurgical intervention at least twice. Post-surgical follow-up ranged from 6 to 36 months and all patients rec...