A survey of surgically resected pituitary incidentalomas and a comparison of the clinical features and surgical outcomes of non-functioning pituitary adenomas discovered incidentally versus symptomatically.

In conclusion, incidentalomas were detected while smaller size and lower incidence of hormone deficiency than symptomatic tumors, and the pituitary hormones were also preserved after surgery. It is important to observe incidentalomas carefully and to judge whether to operate appropriately before they become symptomatic tumors. PMID: 33504715 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Endocrine Journal - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Endocr J Source Type: research