[Follow-up of patients with pituitary tumors before and after operation, medical treatment and radiotherapy (author's transl)].
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.
D000182:ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Q000628:therapy; D000172:Acromegaly / Q000628:therapy; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000628:therapy; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D008579:Meningioma / Q000628:therapy; D010910:Pituitary Irradiation / Q000379:methods*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood
D001971:Bromocriptine; D011388:Prolactin; D013972:Thyrotropin
Verlaufskontrollen bei Patienten mit Hypophysentumoren vor und nach Operation, medikamentöser Behandlung und Strahlentherapie.