Prognosis of Atypical Pituitary Adenomas

Tohoku University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pituitary Diseases

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00473369

1-2007.nsg.med.tohoku

Details and patient eligibility

About

Context: Pituitary adenoma is generally indolent, but an aggressive subtype called atypical adenoma has uncertain prognosis, and an unclear relationship between prognosis and morphology.

Objective: This study investigated the prognostic factors of this tumor. Design: Retrospective analysis. Setting: University and associated hospitals.

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 74 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• pituitary adenomas of more than 3 % of Ki67 labeling index surgically treated at Tohoku university and associated hospital

Exclusion criteria

• pituitary adenomas of less than 3 % of Ki-67 labeling index surgically treated at Tohoku university and associated hospital