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
Table 4
Clinical and radiological features and therapeutic intervention.
Age and radiological aspects
Therapeutic interventions
value
Only surgery (%)
Surgery and medical treatment (%)
Surgery and radiotherapy (%)
Surgery, medical treatment, and radiotherapy (%)
Patients ()
11 (22)
20 (40)
11 (22)
8 (16)
Age (years)†
0.0008
Diameter (mm)
0.8812
Invasion
Parasellar
0.7288
No
1 (13)
3 (37)
3 (37)
1 (13)
Yes
10 (24)
17 (40)
8 (19)
7 (17)
Infrasellar
0.0219
No
5 (50)
1 (10)
1 (10)
3 (30)
Yes
6 (15)
19 (48)
10 (25)
5 (12)
Extension
Suprasellar
0.1600
No
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1 (100)
Yes
11 (22)
20 (41)
11 (22)
7 (14)
3rd ventricle
0.1805
No
5 (28)
4 (22)
4 (22)
5 (28)
Yes
6 (19)
16 (50)
7 (22)
3 (9)
Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation or frequency (%) and [Pearson residual]. †Tukey test results: surgery + radiotherapy versus surgery + medical treatment () and surgery + radiotherapy versus surgery + radiotherapy + medical treatment (). value computed using Pearson’s chi-square test.
