Table 2.
Anterior pituitary hormone secretion after transsphenoidal surgery for NFPAs.
| Parameter | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Postoperative hormonal hypofunction | 139/215 (64.7) |
| Deficiency in 1 hormone axis | 84/139 (60.4) |
| Deficiency in 2 hormone axes | 41/139 (29.5) |
| Deficiency in ≥ 3 hormone axes | 14/139 (10.1) |
| Individual hormonal function | |
| TSH deficiency | 50 |
| New deficiency | 34/196 (17.3) |
| Deficiency resolved | 3/19 (15.8) |
| FSH deficiency` | 17 |
| New deficiency | 9/205 (4.4) |
| Deficiency resolved | 2/10 (20.0) |
| LH deficiency | 95 |
| New deficiency | 28/143 (19.6) |
| Deficiency resolved | 5/72 (6.9) |
| PRL deficiency | 41 |
| New deficiency | 29/201 (14.4) |
| Deficiency resolved | 1/13 (7.7) |
| ACTH deficiency | 13 |
| New deficiency | 9/202 (4.5) |
| Deficiency resolved | 10/14 (71.4) |
| Any new deficiency in ≥1 hormone axes | 90/215 (41.9) |
| Any improvement in ≥1 hormone axes | 21/94 (22.3) |