Research Article
Immunohistochemical Study of NR2C2, BTG2, TBX19, and CDK2 Expression in 31 Paired Primary/Recurrent Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas
Table 1
Characteristics of the cohort.
| | Noninvasion N=41 | Invasion N=19 | P | Nonrecurrence N=60 | Recurrence N=43 | P | Paired-recurrence N =31 |
| Age | 52.00±10.20 | 54.05±11.34 | 0.488 | 52.65±10.54 | 40.84±12.93 | <0.001 | 37.48±11.58 | Sex (M/F) | 25/16 | 6/13 | 0.034 | 31/29 | 14/29 | 0.054 | 11/20 | Volume | 3591 (1680-6292) | 8120 (5288-12818) | <0.001 | 4885 (2078-8085) | 7936 (5240-14548) | 0.001 | 10140 (6125-14548) | Maximum diameter | 22.83±5.73 | 32.00±9.64 | 0.001 | 25.73±8.31 | 31.05±9.69 | 0.004 | 31.94±9.73 | Invasion (N/Y) | - | - | - | 41/19 | 17/26 | 0.004 | 12/19 | Follow-up time | 44.41±17.93 | 37.26±16.98 | 0.150 | 42.15±17.81 | 31.81±16.04 | 0.003 | 31.65±15.80 |
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