Table 1. Patients and tumor characteristics.
Number of patients | 67 |
Male:female ratio | 37:30 |
Age (yr): median (range) | 55.5 (14–83) |
Pathological features, n (%) | |
Pituitary adenomas | 62 (92.5%) |
Nonfunctioning adenomas | 36 (53.7%) |
GH-cell adenomas | 13 (19.4%) |
ACTH-cell adenomas | 7 (10.4%) |
PRL-cell adenomas | 6 (8.9%) |
Meningiomas | 2 (2.9%) |
Craniopharyngiomas | 1 (1.4%) |
Arachnoid cysts | 1 (1.4%) |
Rathke cleft cysts | 1 (1.4%) |
Giant: macro:micro (adenomas) ratio | 2:48:12 |
Abbreviations: ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; GH, growth hormone; PRL, prolactin.