Research Article

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

Table 5

Ki-67 labelling index in pituitary adenoma tissue considering growth direction of pituitary adenoma.

PA growth directionKi-67 LI < 1%
(n)
Ki-67 LI ≥ 1%
(n)
p value

Suprasellar growthYes2426p = 0.731
No109

Paracavernous growthYes1015p = 0.245
No2420

Sphenoidal growthYes1621p = 0.281
No1814

: Student’s t-test; LI: labelling index; PA: pituitary adenoma.