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Association of Ki-67 Labelling Index and IL-17A with Pituitary Adenoma

Table 2

Hardy classification, modified by Wilson [21].

GradesSellar floor erosionExtrasellar extensions
Suprasellar extension Parasellar extension
ABCDE

Grade ISella normal or focally expanded; tumor < 10 mmPA expanding into the suprasellar cisternAnterior recesses of the third ventricle obliteratedThe floor of the third ventricle grossly displacedAn intracranial extension into the anterior, middle, or posterior fossa (intradural)An intracranial extension into or beneath the cavernous sinus (extradural)
Grade IISella enlarged; tumor ≥ 10 mm
Grade IIILocalized sellar perforation
Grade IVDiffuse destruction of the sellar floor