Giant Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenoma: Clinical Characteristics and Therapeutic Outcomes.

Background: Giant pituitary adenoma (≥4 cm) is a rare tumor whose clinical features and prognosis are not well known.

Aim: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of giant non-functioning PA (gNFPA).

Patients And Methods: A retrospective multicenter study of gNFPA patients diagnosed in a 12-year period was performed.

Giant Prolactinoma in Men: Clinical Features and Therapeutic Outcomes.

The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical features and long-term therapeutic outcome of giant prolactinoma (gPRLoma) in men and to compare them with those of a group of male patients with non-gPRL macroprolactinomas (non-gPRLomas). A retrospective and multicenter study of gPRLomas in men diagnosed in a 20-year period was performed. Clinical data and treatment outcome were registered.

Prevalence, Clinical Features, and Natural History of Incidental Clinically Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenomas.

The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence and clinical features of incidentally discovered clinically non-functioning pituitary adenoma (CNFPA) and to analyze its natural history. A multicenter retrospective study in patients diagnosed with incidental CNFPA periodically followed-up in 3 specialized neuroendocrinology units from 1992 to 2015 was performed. Out of a total of 189 CNFPA patients, 57 cases (30.

Non-functioning pituitary adenoma underwent surgery: A multicenter retrospective study over the last four decades (1977-2015).

Objective: To assess clinical features, diagnostic procedures, therapies and outcomes in patients with clinically non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) surgically treated over the last four decades.

Design And Methods: A multicenter retrospective study in NFPA patients periodically followed up in specialized neuroendocrinology units who underwent surgery in the period 1977-2015 was performed.

Results: A total of 131 patients were studied [66 women (50.

[Efectiveness of long-term home parenteral nutrition with peripherally inserted central catheter: a case report].

The use of home parenteral nutrition (HPN) in patients who can not obtain their nutritional requirements by the enteral route is increasing in recent years, allowing normalization lifestyle of patients. Neoplasm and mesenteric ischaemia are some of the diseases that most frequently require HPN in Spain. However, HPN is one of the cornerstones of the treatment of much less frequent illnesses as in the case of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis.