Research Article

Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Invasive Giant Prolactinomas after a Mean Ten-Year Followup

Table 3

Relations between PRL levels and clinicopathologic features in IGPs.

Clinicopathologic parametersPRL levels value
Normal ()Hyperprolactinemia ()

Age0.009
Gender0.597
 Male153
 Female52
Tumor volume before treatment0.33
Final tumor volume0.562
 No remnant163
 Remnant42
Tumor reduction percentage %0.275
Cavernous sinus invasion0.645
 Bilateral112
 Unilateral93
Duration of followup0.311
Treatment strategy0.621
 BRC124
 S + BRC81
Maximum BRC dose0.015
Duration of maximum BRC dose0.074

S + BRC: surgery + bromocriptine.