Table 1.
Patient and tumor characteristics.
| Pituitary Adenoma Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| n (range) | % | |
| Patient characteristics | ||
| Number of patients | 20 | |
| Age | 51.8 (18 – 82) | |
| < 65a | 15 | 75 |
| > 65a | 5 | 25 |
| Gender (female: male) | (1: 0.82) | |
| Tumor characteristics | ||
| Functional Classification | ||
| functional | 8 | 40 |
| non-functional | 12 | 60 |
| WHO 2017 Classification11 | ||
| Pit-1 plurihormonal | 1 | 5 |
| Lactotroph | 2 | 10 |
| Mammosomatotroph | 3 | 15 |
| Corticotroph | 2 | 10 |
| Gonadotroph | 7 | 35 |
| Null Cell | 5 | 25 |
| Size (max. diameter, mm) | 22 (7 – 47) | |
| Volume (cm3) | 5.4 (0.1 – 38) | |
| Consistency | ||
| cystic | 2 | 10 |
| soft | 14 | 70 |
| fibrous | 4 | 20 |
| Invasiveness (direct endoscopic visualization) | 5 | 25 |