[Follow-up of patients with pituitary tumors before and after operation, medical treatment and radiotherapy (author's transl)].

Abstract

From 1976 till 1981 56 patients with pituitary tumors were observed. From a total of 51 adenomas 17 prolactinomas (33.3%), 15 acromegalies (29.4%), 4 Cushing-syndromes (7.8%), 1 TSH-producing adenoma (1.9%) and 14 hormone-inactive adenomas (27.4%) were found. In addition there were 4 craniopharyngeomas and 1 intrasellar meningeoma. For the individual types of adenomas prae-and postoperative hormonal data after transcranial resp. transsphenoidal adenomectomy are listed. Prolactinomas responded well to bromocriptine therapy in some cases, whereas acromegalies showed no remission after bromocriptine. After radiotherapy of 4 recidive-adenomas remission in one case was seen. Problems and objects of long-term-care of patients with pituitary tumors are discussed.

• Authors: R W Gasser, G Finkenstedt, F Skrabal
• Journal: Acta medica Austriaca (Acta Med Austriaca) Vol. 8 Issue 4 Pg. 112-20 ( 1981) ISSN: 0303-8173 [Print] Austria
• Vernacular Title: Verlaufskontrollen bei Patienten mit Hypophysentumoren vor und nach Operation, medikamentöser Behandlung und Strahlentherapie.
• PMID: 7315152 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Bromocriptine
• Prolactin
• Thyrotropin

Topics

• ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic (therapy)
• Acromegaly (therapy)
• Bromocriptine (therapeutic use)
• Craniopharyngioma (therapy)
• Cushing Syndrome (therapy)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Hypophysectomy (methods)
• Male
• Meningeal Neoplasms (therapy)
• Meningioma (therapy)
• Pituitary Irradiation (methods)
• Pituitary Neoplasms (therapy)
• Prolactin (blood)
• Thyrotropin (blood)