Research Article

Prognostic Value of Invasion, Markers of Proliferation, and Classification of Giant Pituitary Tumors, in a Georeferred Cohort in Brazil of 50 Patients, with a Long-Term Postoperative Follow-Up

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Georeferencing of patients with aggressive or invasive tumors. These include the following information: patients’ home distance to Referral Medical Center (red cross). Buffer distances are represented in four zones, ranging from 25 to more than 100 km. Patients’ clusters are expressed in different colors according to their geographic location (used GIS software: ArcGIS version 9.3, ESRI, Redlands, CA). Map scale 1 : 300,000.