Commonest disorder reported in our study was Prolactinoma, with more patients being affected with
macroadenoma.
A microadenoma was defined as a pituitary tumor of less than 1 cm in diameter and a
macroadenoma was defined as a tumor above 1 cm in diameter.
It may occur at a young age, commonly be
macroadenoma, commonly produce prolactin, and show slight male predominance.
It has shown reasonable results for treating
macroadenoma and tumours invading cavernous sinuses with significant reduction in tumour size and durable endocrinological remission.
This is generally associated with a tumor of the pituitary gland, usually a
macroadenoma. Other hormones may be increased due to this tumor in addition to ACTH.
This patient was diagnosed at 43 years old and had a null cell
macroadenoma extending to the suprasellar region.
The working diagnosis at that time was of a pituitary
macroadenoma.
Case report: Primary pituitary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma developed following surgery and radiation of a pituitary
macroadenoma. Hormones (Athens) 2012 Oct-Dec;11(4):488-494.
Out of 53
macroadenoma 44 (69.85%) had supra sellar extension (Table-II).
One patient with the diagnosis of pituitary
macroadenoma (nonsecretory) had a reduced mean serum N[a.sup.+] level (129 mmol/L) three days after the EVD procedure.