Review Article

Recurrence Rate and Exploration of Clinical Factors after Pituitary Adenoma Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis based on Computer Artificial Intelligence System

Table 3

Data extraction results.

Author and yearStudy designRecurrence rate (95% CI)Adenoma typePopulationFollow-upClinical factors

Langlois et al. (2018)Retrospective single-center study36% for silent corticotroph adenomas, 10% for silent gonadotroph adenomas, Silent corticotroph adenomas versus silent gonadotroph adenomas814 pituitary surgeries>5 years

Watts et al. (2017)Retrospective analysis12.5% (6/48; )Nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas143 patients12 months

Jahangiri et al. (2013)Retrospective analysis34% for strongly ACTH-positive type I SCAs, 10% for weakly ACTH-positive type II SCAsSilent corticotroph adenomas75 patients>3 years

Alahmadi et al. (2012)Retrospective analysis14% for silent corticotroph adenomas, 10% for nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomasSilent corticotroph adenomas nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas20 patients41 months

Ioachimescu et al. (2012)Retrospective cohort study6.0%Silent corticotroph adenomas3342.5 months

Reddy et al. (2011)Comparative study23.1% (5 years), 46.7% (10 years) 67.9% (15 years)Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFAs)155 patients6.5 yearsPituitary tumor remnant after the first postoperative scan () younger age at initial surgery ()

Cho et al. (2010)Comparative study25.0% for silent corticotroph adenomas and 26.9% for nonsilent corticotroph adenomas ()Silent corticotroph adenomas28 patients5.2 yearsYoung patients had a higher frequency of multiple and late recurrences with more aggressive tumor behavior

Cooper et al. (2010)Cohort analysis54% for SCAs 17% for nonfunctioning adenomas ()Silent corticotroph adenomas and nonfunctioning adenomas25 SCA 84 nonfunctioning adenomas1–15 years

Brochier et al. (2010)Retrospective study24% for those who initially had complete macroscopic resection, 47% for initial surgical remnantNonfunctioning adenomas142 patients6.9 yearsInitial complete macroscopic resection, initial surgical treatment

Raverot et al. (2010)Cohort study20%Pituitary tumor94 patients138 ± 46 months

Lindsay et al. (2011)Retrospective analysis12%Cushing’s disease331 patients10.5 ± 0.3 years

Chang et al. (2010)Retrospective analysis8%Inactive pituitary macroadenomas (EIA)81 patients5 years

Brady et al. (2021)Retrospective analysis3%Cushing’s disease39 patients24 months

Jang et al. (2016)Retrospective analysis19%Pituitary adenoma331 patients68.5 months

Ciric et al. (2012)Retrospective study9.67%Cushing’s disease136 patients>12 monthsRecurrence rates increased with the passage of time, mean immediate postoperative plasma cortisol (IPPC) of >2.0 μg/dL

Jung et al. (2012)Retrospective study32.4% (5 years) 54.6% (10 years)Cushing’s disease54 patients50.7 monthsRecurrence rate increases with time and possibly increases the preoperative serum cortisol level and pathologic confirmation of adenoma

Barbot et al. (2013)Retrospective analysis42.11% (40 months)Cushing’s disease57 patients40 months

Alwani et al. (2010)Retrospective analysis20%Cushing’s disease79 patients84 months

Ammini et al. (2011)Prospective study18.5%Cushing’s disease97 patients2.9 ± 2.1 years

Ambrogio et al. (2017)Prospective study23%Cushing’s disease56 patientsMost patients who had successful adenomectomy did not respond to desmopressin after surgery

Espinosa-de-Los-Monteros et al. (2017)Retrospective cohort study26%Cushing’s disease84 patients6.3 years

Mayberg et al. (2018)Single-center retrospective cohort analysis9.5%Cushing’s disease69 patients43.5 monthsImmediate reoperation is associated with low recurrence rates

Shirvani et al. (2016)Retrospective analysis21.9%Cushing’s disease96 patients44 monthsAge, preoperative basal cortisol levels, and follow-up duration influenced recurrence (there was a significant negative correlation between the patient’s age and the follow-up period)

Johnston et al. (2017)Prospective analysis7%Cushing’s disease101 patients4.33 yearsPresence of macroadenoma and tumor extension beyond the pituitary and sella were predictive of risk of late recurrence

Almeida et al. (2020)Retrospective study34% for GTR 39.5% for subtotal resectionPituitary adenoma98 patientsMedian 144 months

Dimopoulou et al. (2014)Retrospective analysis34% (54 months)Cushing’s disease85 patients79 monthsHigher recurrence rates of CD after first TSS

Bou et al. (2011)Retrospective analysis20.8%Cushing’s disease101 patients44.7 monthsA positive response to vasopressin analogs and/or CRH tests occurs early in recurrence

Feng et al. (2018)Single-center retrospective analysis2.42%Cushing’s disease197 patients12 to 36 months

Maletkovic et al. (2019)Retrospective analysis9.4%Nonfunctioning pituitary Tumors85 patients

Bansal et al. (2017)Retrospective analysis32%Cushing’s disease151 patients74 ± 61.1 months

Chandler et al. (2016)Retrospective analysis17% (4 years)Cushing’s disease219 patients4 years