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Background: Pituitary adenomas (PAs) are among the most common brain tumors which characteristically become symptomatic due to the mass effect on surrounding structures and/or hormonal imbalances. This study describes 28 cases of PAs with an extrasellar invasive growth (EIG) at the early stage of tumor growth with normal sellar cavity size.
Methods: 1200 cases of PAs either treated medically or via Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery were reviewed during a 10-year period. Pre-operative imaging was analyzed to evaluate the tumor expansion pattern, tumor invasion sites and other relevant tumor properties. A comprehensive preoperative endocrinological along with postoperative histopathological studies were conducted to evaluate the subjects' homeostasis and further identify the lesions characteristics.
Results: Of the 28 patients, patients 19, 2, 1 and 6 had a growth hormone (GH)-secreting PA, an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting PA, a nonfunctional PA (NFPA) and a mix-hormones secreting PA, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between patients with and without EIG regarding types of PAs (P = 0.000). Post-hoc tests demonstrated that GH-secreting PAs (P = 0.0003) and mix-hormones secreting PAs (P = 0.0000) are significantly more invasive, while NFPAs (P = 0.0000) are less invasive. There was not a statistically significant difference between the invasion sites and different types of PAs (P = 0.122).
Conclusion: Among different histological subtypes of PAs, GH-secreting PAs revealed a remarkable tendency for EIG with normal sellar cavity size. The extra-sellar tumor extension with a normal sella did not correlate with atypical histology. Considering EIG patterns, surgeons should be vigilant to investigate and follow the tumor spreading to its enclosing boundary during surgery, the clival part of sphenoid bone should be more exposed, and both inferomedial and lateral borders of the sphenoid sinus should be carefully explored in order to remove the tumor.
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