title: [Transsphenoidal microscopic removal of invading pituitary adenoma].
abstract: Eighteen cases of invading pituitary adenoma were removed via the approach of transsphenoidal microscopical operation. Among them 4 cases had insulin dependent diabetes. The pituitary adenoma were near-totally removed in 15 cases, partially removed in 3, and 10 cases were treated by supplement radiotherapy postoperatively and 5 cases by oral bromocriptin postoperatively. The average time of follow-up was 3.8 years. There were 3 cases(16.6%) had postoperative recurrence of the tumor which were finally cured by transfrontal craniotomy. The feasibility of the transsphenoidal microscopic approach for the invading pituitaty adenoma was discussed.
authors.affiliation: Third Clinical College, Bethune University of Medical Sciences, Changchun.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*