Table 1 Characteristics of patients with pituitary adenomas treated with MASEP GKRS
From: MASEP gamma knife radiosurgery for secretory pituitary adenomas: experience in 347 consecutive cases
Characteristic | Value(%) |
|---|---|
The statistics of the population | Â |
   Sex |  |
male | 162(46.7) |
female | 185(53.3) |
   Mean age(yrs) | 41.8 (range17~86) |
   Mean history(yrs) | 2.7(range1 to 19) |
No. of previous treatments | Â |
transsphenoidal resection | 27* |
craniotomy and resection | 23 |
Mean follow-up after GKRS(mos) | 67.3 (range 60~90) |
Type of adenomas | Â |
   ACTH adenomas | 68(19.6) |
microadenoma(size, cm3) | 21 (0.8~1.1) |
macroadenoma(size, cm3) | 47 (1.2~6.4) |
   Prolactinomas | 176(50.7) |
microadenoma(size, cm3) | 0 |
macroadenoma(size, cm3) | 176(1.2~17.9) |
   GH adenomas | 103(29.7) |
microadenoma(size, cm3) | 0 |
macroadenoma(size, cm3) | 103(2.3~21.5) |