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Clinical and radiographic characteristics of patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas categorized according to their serum prolactin concentration: novel predictors of postoperative transient diabetes insipidus following surgery.
Endocrine 2024 April 26
PURPOSE: Non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are often associated with hyperprolactinemia, which is known as the "stalk effect". However, the relationships between hyperprolactinemia and the radiographic characteristics of the tumor that affects the pituitary stalk have not been well characterized. We aimed to identify the differences in the clinical and radiographic characteristics of patients with NFPA, with and without hyperprolactinemia.
METHODS: We enrolled 107 patients with NFPA and allocated them to hyperprolactinemia and non-hyperprolactinemia groups using two different cut-off values: (1) the upper limit of the normal reference range, adjusted for sex and menopausal status, and (2) the upper quartile across the cohort, and compared their clinical and radiographic characteristics. These analyses were conducted to clarify the relationship between the "stalk effect" and the postoperative change in antidiuretic hormone secretion.
RESULTS: The specific radiographic characteristics of the patients included the presence of a cystic or hemorrhagic tumor and the presence of pituitary stalk deviation, which were more frequent in the patients with hyperprolactinemia. Interestingly, the incidence of postoperative transient diabetes insipidus was statistically significantly higher in the hyperprolactinemia group (≥40 ng/mL) and in the group with radiologic evidence of stalk deviation, which were shown to be independent risk factors on multivariate analysis.
CONCLUSION: The presence of a "stalk effect" was associated with a higher risk of postoperative transient diabetes insipidus, reflecting perioperative pituitary stalk dysfunction following NFPA surgery, especially in patients with serum prolactin concentrations ≥40 ng/mL and radiologic evidence of stalk deviation.
METHODS: We enrolled 107 patients with NFPA and allocated them to hyperprolactinemia and non-hyperprolactinemia groups using two different cut-off values: (1) the upper limit of the normal reference range, adjusted for sex and menopausal status, and (2) the upper quartile across the cohort, and compared their clinical and radiographic characteristics. These analyses were conducted to clarify the relationship between the "stalk effect" and the postoperative change in antidiuretic hormone secretion.
RESULTS: The specific radiographic characteristics of the patients included the presence of a cystic or hemorrhagic tumor and the presence of pituitary stalk deviation, which were more frequent in the patients with hyperprolactinemia. Interestingly, the incidence of postoperative transient diabetes insipidus was statistically significantly higher in the hyperprolactinemia group (≥40 ng/mL) and in the group with radiologic evidence of stalk deviation, which were shown to be independent risk factors on multivariate analysis.
CONCLUSION: The presence of a "stalk effect" was associated with a higher risk of postoperative transient diabetes insipidus, reflecting perioperative pituitary stalk dysfunction following NFPA surgery, especially in patients with serum prolactin concentrations ≥40 ng/mL and radiologic evidence of stalk deviation.
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