TABLE I.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Median | 56 |
| Range | 30–80 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 9 (69) |
| Female | 4 (31) |
| Tumour type | |
| Non-functioning | 9 (69) |
| Prolactinoma | 1 (8) |
| gh-secreting | 1 (8) |
| acth-secreting | 2 (15) |
| Indication for radiotherapy | |
| Postoperative | 5 (38) |
| Disease progression | 7 (54) |
| Definitive | 1 (8) |
| Tumour volume (cm3) | |
| Median | 13.5 |
| Range | 1.1–47.6 |
| Pretreatment tumour extension | |
| Suprasellar | 2 (15) |
| Parasellar | 11 (85) |
| Pretreatment hormonal status | |
| Normal | 6 (46) |
| Hypopituitarism | 3 (23) |
| Oversecretion | 4 (31) |
| Pretreatment visual status | |
| Intact | 3 (23) |
| Subjective visual symptom | 4 (31) |
| Objective visual field defect | 5 (38) |
| Oculomotor nerve injury | 1 (8) |
| Presenting symptom | |
| Visual | 9 (69) |
| Hormonal | 3 (23) |
| Headache | 1 (8) |
gh = growth hormone; acth = adrenocorticotropic hormone.