MASEP gamma knife radiosurgery for secretory pituitary adenomas: experience in 347 consecutive cases

Table 3 Neuroradiological changes of patients with pituitary adenomas treated with MASEP GKRS

Type of adenomas	collapse	unchanged	enlarge	enlarged with necrosis
ACTH adenomas
microadenoma	5	14	2	0
macroadenoma	23	19	3	2
Prolactinomas
microadenoma	0	0	0	0
macroadenoma	97	62	12	5
GH adenomas
microadenoma	0	0	0	0
macroadenoma	56	42	3	2
Total(%)	181(52.1)	137(39.5)	20(5.8)	9(2.6)

4 patients with ACTH adenomas had repeated MASEP GKRS; 12 patients with prolactinomas had repeated MASEP GKRS; 2 patients with GH adenoma had repeated MASEP GKRS

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