Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Pituitary Tumors

Objective Report the clinical result of SRS for pituitary adenoma. Methods 18 selected pituitary tumors were treated with SRS between Aug 1994 to Aug 1998.The median tumor diameter was 10mm,median SRS target volum was 1.37mm\+3,median margine target dose was 20Gy. Results The median follow-up period was 47 months,87.5% cases obtained clinical improvement and 78.5% obtained hormone level lowered,37.5% show reduction of tumor size,only 1 PRL-producing adenoma received reoperation for tumor progression.Conclus...