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Three patients with pituitary adenomas (ACTH-secreting, non-secretory, and multi-secretory) with unfavorable course, in spite of repeated microsurgery, drag therapy, as well as radiotherapy and radiosurgery, are presented. Each case was re-evaluated for possible flaws in management. Two of the invasive tumors continued to grow, in spite of correct management. The third patient with a pituitary adenoma underwent microsurgical resection, and later following a false positive finding of recurrence, received radiotherapy and underwent radiosurgery. The lesion actually was chronic inflammatory tissue.
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Sutter, B., Steiner, M., Lopes, M.B.S. et al. Failure in management of pituitary tumors discussion of 3 cases. Acta neurochir 134, 159–166 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01417684
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