Table 6.
Two additional cases (Fig. 2) were presented with multiple options of management; comparing results of physicians with smaller (neurosurgeons: n = 8; ROs: n = 7; ≤50 pituitary adenoma patients for neurosurgeons, ≤25 for ROs) and larger pituitary patient volumes (neurosurgeons: n = 12; ROs: n = 6; >50 pituitary adenoma patients for neurosurgeons, >25 patients for ROs). Pt, patient; Vol, volume.
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| Operate Now, n (%) | RT, n (%) | Watchful Waiting, n (%) | Operate Now, n (%) | RT, n (%) | Watchful Waiting, n (%) | ||
| Neurosurgeons | Small Pt Vol | 0 (0) | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | 0 (0) | 6 (75) | 2 (25) |
| Large Pt Vol | 1 (8.3) | 4 (33.3) | 7 (58.3) | 0 (0) | 9 (75) | 3 (25) | |
| ROs | Small Pt Vol | 1 (14.3) | 4 (57.1) | 2 (28.6) | 1 (14.3) | 4 (57.1) | 2 (28.6) |
| Large Pt Vol | 1 (16.7) | 3 (50) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (16.7) | 3 (50) | 2 (33.3) | |
| Total | Small Pt Vol | 1 (6.7) | 7 (46.7) | 7 (46.7) | 1 (6.7) | 10 (66.7) | 4 (26.7) |
| Large Pt Vol | 2 (11.1) | 7 (38.9) | 9 (50) | 1 (5.6) | 12 (66.7) | 5 (27.8) | |