The pseudocapsule surrounding a pituitary adenoma and its clinical significance.
The transsphenoidal approach is currently considered the preferred first-line treatment for pituitary adenoma. With the discovery and application of the pseudocapsule surrounding a pituitary adenoma, transsphenoidal surgery of pituitary adenoma further falls into two categories: "extracapsular" and traditional "intracapsular" resection methods, on the basis of where dissection is performed with respect to the pseudocapsule. Thus, the pseudocapsule can be used as a plane to guide the operation, helps in total resection of pituitary adenoma, and can guide subsequent treatment after surgery.
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Xin
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Department of Neurosurgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, 324# Jingwu Road, Jinan, Shandong 250021, People's Republic of China.
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Guangming
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Qu
Yuanming
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Song
Tao
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D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*