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ArticleJournal of neuro-oncology2019

The role of Crooke's changes in recurrence and remission after gamma knife radiosurgery.

Diogo Cordeiro, Zhiyuan Xu, Mohammed Nasser, Beatriz Lopes, Mary Lee Vance, Jason Sheehan

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Article in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Diogo CordeiroDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Room G512 1221 Lee St., Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA. diogopcordeiro@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2688-5233
Zhiyuan XuDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Room G512 1221 Lee St., Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA.
Mohammed NasserDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Room G512 1221 Lee St., Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA.
Beatriz LopesDepartment of Pathology, University of Virginia, Neuropathology, 800214, Charlottesville, VA, 22908-0214, USA.
Mary Lee VanceDepartment of Medicine and Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Pituitary Clinic, 2nd Floor, Suite 2100, 415 Ray C. Hunt Dr., Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA.
Jason SheehanDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Room G512 1221 Lee St., Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA.
Neurological Surgery · USUniversity of Virginia · USUniversity of Virginia Health System · US

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Abstract

purposeThe objective of this study is to evaluate the role of Crooke's changes (CC) in normal the peri-tumoral anterior pituitary gland, in patients with Cushing's disease (CD) with a histopathological confirmed corticotroph adenoma, and determine if there is any difference in the recurrence and remission rates in CD patients after treatment with Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (GKRS).

methodsAll patients treated with GKRS for CD from 2005 to 2016 at our institution were identified. Patients had a confirmed adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)-secreting adenoma, i.e. corticotroph adenoma, and normal pituitary gland included in the surgical specimen, and specimens were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and also immunostaining for cytokeratin and ACTH. Statistical analyses were performed in a total of 61 patients who met the inclusion criteria. Additionally, we analyzed 20 patients in each group, with and without CC, after they were matched in a propensity score fashion.

resultsEndocrine remission defined as, a normal 24 h urine free cortisol while off suppressive medication, occurred in 48 patients (78.7%), with 76.9% in those with CC and 81.8% in those without CC. There was no statistical significant difference between the two groups in regarding remission (p = 0.312) or recurrence (p = 0.659) in either the unmatched or matched cohorts.

conclusionThe presence or absence of CC in normal pituitary gland does not appear to confer a lower rate of remission or a higher rate of recurrence after GKRS. Patients with pituitary corticotroph adenomas that present with CC features may be well served by Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).

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AdenomaAdolescentAdultAgedCorticotrophsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPituitary ACTH HypersecretionPituitary GlandPituitary NeoplasmsRadiosurgeryRemission InductionRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultCrooke’s changesCushing’s diseaseGamma knife radiosurgeryNeuropathologyPituitary adenomaStereotactic radiosurgery

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