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. 2013 Feb 28;98(4):E796–E800. doi: 10.1210/jc.2012-4028

Table 1.

Clinical Details of Patients and Somatic Variants in Discovery Set of 7 Pituitary NFAsa

Patient
Tumor
Tumor Number Age, y Sex Tumor Volume, cm3b Histologyc Ki-67 Index Number of Somatic Variants
1 64 M 15.9 GA (FSH 70%, LH 15%) 2–3% 2
2 59 M 9.1 GA (FSH 5–10%) 2–3% 7
3 59 M 4.2 GA (FSH 15%) 2% 5
4 42 F 0.7 GA (FSH 30%) 2% 5
5 82 F 2.4 GA (FSH 20–30%) 1–2% 1
6 36 F 2.2 GA (LH 5%) 2–3% 2
7 40 M 9.0 GA (FSH 60%, LH 2%) 2–3% 2

Abbreviation: GA, gonadotroph adenoma (immunostaining for LH and/or FSH).

a

Seven samples were used in the discovery set for exome capture and sequencing studies because power calculations indicated that this number would be able to identify common driver mutations with a greater than 90% probability of identifying 1 or more mutations in genes involved in 30% of tumors (Varela I, Tarpey P, Raine K, Huang D, Ong CK, Stephens P, et al. Nature 2011;469:539–542).

b

Estimated tumor volume using the Di Chiro-Nelson method of V = 1/2(h × w × l) as documented on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging.

c

None of the pituitary NFAs had features of atypia.