Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Residual and Recurrent Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas: A Contemporary Case Series of GammaKnife and CyberKnife Radiosurgery. 2020

Douglass Tucker, and Marisa Penn, and Andrew Brunswick, and Vedang Uttarwar, and Angad Gogia, and Michael Marietta, and Cheng Yu, and John Carmichael, and Eric Chang, and Gabriel Zada
Department of Neurosurgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.

In patients with residual or recurrent nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) after transsphenoidal resection, both GammaKnife (GKRS) and CyberKnife (CKRS) stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) are viable treatment options. We report a retrospective single center series comparing assessing the effectiveness and complications from of these 2 commonly used SRS techniques. A total of 53 patients with prior surgical resection and residual or recurrent NFPAs who underwent GKRS or CKRS and minimum 3-month follow-up between January 2002 and February 2017 at a single center were identified. A total of 34 patients underwent GKRS and 19 received CKRS. CKRS patients had a larger maximal tumor diameter (P = 0.005) and tumor volume treated (P = 0.001). Differences between GKRS and CKRS treatment parameters included target volume, target volume treated, prescribed dose, maximum dose, prescription isodose line, and conformity index (P < 0.05). The mean follow-up time was 53.74 months for GKRS and 41.48 months for CKRS patients. Tumor progression developed in 6% of cases after GKRS versus 5% after CKRS. The mean progression-free survival was 48.44 months after GKRS and 38.57 months after CKRS (P = 0.61). Five-year actuarial tumor control rates were 91% after GKRS versus 89% after CKRS (P > 0.99). There were no differences in worsened vision or rates of hypopituitarism. In patients undergoing single fraction GKRS versus fractionated CKRS for NFPAs, both modalities had similar rates of tumor control, new hypopituitarism, and visual morbidity despite varying indications. This study validates the versatile use of these 2 SRS modalities for patients meeting their relative criteria, especially based on proximity to the optic apparatus and normal pituitary gland.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007018 Hypopituitarism Diminution or cessation of secretion of one or more hormones from the anterior pituitary gland (including LH; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; SOMATOTROPIN; and CORTICOTROPIN). This may result from surgical or radiation ablation, non-secretory PITUITARY NEOPLASMS, metastatic tumors, infarction, PITUITARY APOPLEXY, infiltrative or granulomatous processes, and other conditions. Adenohypophyseal Hyposecretion,Anterior Pituitary Hyposecretion Syndrome,Sheehan Syndrome,Simmonds Disease,Hyposecretion Syndrome, Anterior Pituitary,Hyposecretion, Adenohypophyseal,Pituitary Insufficiency,Postpartum Hypopituitarism,Postpartum Panhypopituitarism,Postpartum Pituitary Insufficiency,Sheehan's Syndrome,Simmonds' Disease,Disease, Simmonds,Hypopituitarism, Postpartum,Insufficiency, Pituitary,Panhypopituitarism, Postpartum,Pituitary Insufficiency, Postpartum,Sheehans Syndrome,Simmond's Disease,Syndrome, Sheehan,Syndrome, Sheehan's
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009364 Neoplasm Recurrence, Local The local recurrence of a neoplasm following treatment. It arises from microscopic cells of the original neoplasm that have escaped therapeutic intervention and later become clinically visible at the original site. Local Neoplasm Recurrence,Local Neoplasm Recurrences,Locoregional Neoplasm Recurrence,Neoplasm Recurrence, Locoregional,Neoplasm Recurrences, Local,Recurrence, Local Neoplasm,Recurrence, Locoregional Neoplasm,Recurrences, Local Neoplasm,Locoregional Neoplasm Recurrences,Neoplasm Recurrences, Locoregional,Recurrences, Locoregional Neoplasm
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
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000077982 Progression-Free Survival Length of time during and after the treatment of a disease, such as cancer, that a patient lives with the disease but the disease does not get worse. Event-Free Survival,Event Free Survival,Progression Free Survival,Survival, Event-Free,Survival, Progression-Free
D000236 Adenoma A benign epithelial tumor with a glandular organization. Adenoma, Basal Cell,Adenoma, Follicular,Adenoma, Microcystic,Adenoma, Monomorphic,Adenoma, Papillary,Adenoma, Trabecular,Adenomas,Adenomas, Basal Cell,Adenomas, Follicular,Adenomas, Microcystic,Adenomas, Monomorphic,Adenomas, Papillary,Adenomas, Trabecular,Basal Cell Adenoma,Basal Cell Adenomas,Follicular Adenoma,Follicular Adenomas,Microcystic Adenoma,Microcystic Adenomas,Monomorphic Adenoma,Monomorphic Adenomas,Papillary Adenoma,Papillary Adenomas,Trabecular Adenoma,Trabecular Adenomas
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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