Intraoperative Scoring System to Predict Postoperative Remission in Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery for Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas. 2017

Shigetoshi Yano, and Naoki Shinojima, and Junji Kawashima, and Tatsuya Kondo, and Takuichiro Hide
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University Graduate School, Kumamoto, Japan. Electronic address: yanos@kumamoto-u.ac.jp.

OBJECTIVE To determine the predictive factors for endocrinological remission of patients with growth hormone (GH)-secreting pituitary adenomas. METHODS In 47 patients with GH-secreting pituitary adenomas who underwent endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery with intraoperative GH measurements from 2002 to 2011, the relationship between the intraoperative GH levels and postoperative remission was analyzed, and 2 items that predicted remission (GH half-life obtained 30 minutes or less after removal and a minimum surgical GH level less than 2.5 ng/mL) were determined. In addition, 2 surgical observations (endoscopic confirmation of no tumor remnants and pathologic confirmation of the absence of tumor remnants in the bordering tissue) were also considered. Positive items resulted in one point, and scores ranged from 0 to 4. For 27 patients who underwent surgery from 2012 onwards, this scoring system was applied by 3 independent operators, and the remission rates and predictive values were estimated. RESULTS Twenty-six of the 47 (55.3%) patients achieved remission. The remission rates were significantly different for different scores. In the 27 patients treated from 2012 onward, repeat residual tumor examinations were performed if the GH score did not reach 2 at the end of the removal. Nine patients had final scores of 3 or 4. All of these patients achieved remission. In 16 patients with final scores of 2 or less, only 2 with Knosp grades of 0 and 1 achieved remission. CONCLUSIONS Our scoring system, which incorporated GH measurements and surgical observations, predicted postoperative remission. Complete tumor removal was critical to achieve intraoperative scores overĀ 3.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009666 Nose A part of the upper respiratory tract. It contains the organ of SMELL. The term includes the external nose, the nasal cavity, and the PARANASAL SINUSES. External Nose,External Noses,Nose, External,Noses,Noses, External
D010911 Pituitary Neoplasms Neoplasms which arise from or metastasize to the PITUITARY GLAND. The majority of pituitary neoplasms are adenomas, which are divided into non-secreting and secreting forms. Hormone producing forms are further classified by the type of hormone they secrete. Pituitary adenomas may also be characterized by their staining properties (see ADENOMA, BASOPHIL; ADENOMA, ACIDOPHIL; and ADENOMA, CHROMOPHOBE). Pituitary tumors may compress adjacent structures, including the HYPOTHALAMUS, several CRANIAL NERVES, and the OPTIC CHIASM. Chiasmal compression may result in bitemporal HEMIANOPSIA. Pituitary Cancer,Cancer of Pituitary,Cancer of the Pituitary,Pituitary Adenoma,Pituitary Carcinoma,Pituitary Tumors,Adenoma, Pituitary,Adenomas, Pituitary,Cancer, Pituitary,Cancers, Pituitary,Carcinoma, Pituitary,Carcinomas, Pituitary,Neoplasm, Pituitary,Neoplasms, Pituitary,Pituitary Adenomas,Pituitary Cancers,Pituitary Carcinomas,Pituitary Neoplasm,Pituitary Tumor,Tumor, Pituitary,Tumors, Pituitary
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D011184 Postoperative Period The period following a surgical operation. Period, Postoperative,Periods, Postoperative,Postoperative Periods
D011237 Predictive Value of Tests In screening and diagnostic tests, the probability that a person with a positive test is a true positive (i.e., has the disease), is referred to as the predictive value of a positive test; whereas, the predictive value of a negative test is the probability that the person with a negative test does not have the disease. Predictive value is related to the sensitivity and specificity of the test. Negative Predictive Value,Positive Predictive Value,Predictive Value Of Test,Predictive Values Of Tests,Negative Predictive Values,Positive Predictive Values,Predictive Value, Negative,Predictive Value, Positive
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000067369 Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery A specialized form of transanal endoscopic surgery for microscopically controlled operations in the RECTUM. Endoscopic Microsurgeries, Transanal,Endoscopic Microsurgery, Transanal,Microsurgeries, Transanal Endoscopic,Microsurgery, Transanal Endoscopic,Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgeries

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