Results and predictors of outcome of endoscopic endonasal surgery in Cushing's disease: 20-year experience of an Italian referral Pituitary Center

Autor: Federica Guaraldi, Sofia Asioli, Antonella Bacci, Giovanni Corona, Diego Mazzatenta, Ernesto Pasquini, Davide Gori, Alessandra Sforza, Filippo Friso, Matteo Zoli
Přispěvatelé: Guaraldi, F, Zoli, M, Asioli, S, Corona, G, Gori, D, Friso, F, Pasquini, E, Bacci, A, Sforza, A, Mazzatenta, D
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of endocrinological investigation. 43(10)
ISSN: 1720-8386
Popis: To assess outcomes and predictors of early and long-term remission in patients with Cushing’s disease (CD) due to ACTH-secreting adenomas treated via endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA). This is a retrospective study. Consecutive patients operated for CD from 1998 to 2017 in an Italian referral Pituitary Center were enrolled. Clinical, radiological, and histological data at enrollment and follow-up were collected. 151 patients (107 F) were included; 88.7% were naive for treatment, 11.3% had been treated surgically and 11.2% medically. At pre-operative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), 35 had a macroadenoma and 80 a microadenoma, while tumor was undetectable in 36 patients. Mean age at surgery was 41.1 ± 16.6 years. Diagnosis was confirmed histologically in 82.4% of the cases. Patients with disease persistence underwent second surgery and/or medical and/or radiation therapy. Mean follow-up was 92.3 ± 12.0 (range 12–237.4) and median 88.2 months. Remission rate was 88.1% after the first surgery and 90.7% at last follow-up. One patient died of pituitary carcinoma. Post-surgical cortisol drop (p = 0.004), tumor detection at MRI (p = 0.03) and size
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