Clinical and operative features of pituitary macroadenomas
| Hard (5 Cases) | Soft (24 Cases) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agea | 46.4 ± 20.8 (5) | 56.0 ± 16.7 (24) | .2687 |
| Sex | |||
| Male (18) | 4 | 14 | .6221 |
| Female (11) | 1 | 10 | |
| Preoperative clinical symptoms | |||
| Visual disturbance (16) | 3 | 13 | >.9999 |
| Others (13) | 2 | 11 | |
| Headache (6) | |||
| Hormone abnormality (4) | |||
| Incidental (3) | |||
| Clinical endocrine classification | |||
| Functioning (11) | 2 | 9 | >.9999 |
| Nonfunctioning (18) | 3 | 15 | |
| Maximum tumor size, mma | 27.8 ± 6.4 (5) | 29.1 ± 8.9 (24) | .7679 |
| Relative postoperative tumor size, %a | 72.0 ± 24.4 (4) | 28.2 ± 12.1 (23) | <.0001 |
Note:—Numbers in parentheses indicate number of cases in each category.
↵a Data are mean ± SD.