Table 8.
Comparison with similar studies of pituitary adenomas involving cavernous sinus published in the last decade.
| Author | Year | No. of cases | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 (GTR %) | GTR (%) | Mean follow-up(m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceylan et al. (20) | 2010 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 (NR) | 63.2 | 26 |
| Zhao et al. (21) | 2010 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 40 (47.5) | 62.0 | 38 |
| Paluzzi et al. (22) | 2013 | 403 | 105 | 142 | 81 | 75 (0.0) | 64.1 | NR |
| Taniguchi et al. (23) | 2015 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 (0.0) | 56.0 | 36 |
| Ferreli et al. (27) | 2015 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 (17.8) | 30.3 | 61 |
| Bao et al. (24) | 2015 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 39 (53.8) | 63.5 | 24 |
| Kalinin et al. (25) | 2016 | 97 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 41 (NR) | 50.5 | NR |
| Toda et al. (19) | 2018 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 (10.0) | 10.0 | NR |
| Kosugi et al. (26) | 2019 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 (6.3) | 8.7 | NR |
| Total | 766 | 116 | 164 | 205 | 281 | |||
| Present study | 2020 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 (70.6) | 70.6 | 46 |
NR, not reported; GTR, gross total resection.