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Magnetic resonance imaging and biological markers in pituitary adenomas with invasion of the cavernous sinus space

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The preoperative diagnosis of cavernous sinus invasion remains difficult and controversial, and there are currently no reliable histological or molecular markers that predict pituitary tumour behaviour and response to treatment. We evaluated 45 patients with pituitary adenoma. The results have shown that the sensitivity of MRI for indicating cavernous sinus invasion in this prospective study was 60%, specificity 85%, positive predictive value 83.33%, negative predictive value 62.96%. Forty-five specimens of pituitary adenomas were analyzed for expression of F8, VEGF, Ki-67, c-myc, bcl-2, nm23 and MMP-9 immunoreactivity using immunoperoxidase staining. MVD was assessed using F8-related antigen. The results have shown that MVD of invasive pituitary adenomas was significantly higher than that of noninvasive (P < 0.001). There was an association between the invasion of pituitary adenomas and Ki-67 LI (P = 0.039) or the expression of VEGF (P < 0.001) and MMP-9 (P < 0.001). But c-myc LI and bcl-2 expression have no association with invasiveness of pituitary adenomas (P = 0.061 vs. P = 0.201). On the other hand, there is an inverse relationship between nm23 expression and tumor invasion (P < 0.001). In conclusion, parasellar extension of pituitary adenomas through the medial wall of the cavernous sinus diagnosed at surgery, can be determined by radiology with sensitive gadolinium-enhanced MRI. Although our study has shown that MVD and the expression of VEGF, Ki-67, nm23 and MMP-9 have associations with invasiveness of pituitary adenomas, they are lack of specificity. These markers can only provide some useful informations on the therapeutic strategy of pituitary adenomas.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery/Neuro-oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, 651, Dongfeng Road East, 510060, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

    Li-xiong Pan & Zhong-ping Chen

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, The people’s Hospital of Dongguan, Dongguan, Guangdong, China

    Li-xiong Pan

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Xiang Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China

    Yun-sheng Liu

  4. Department of Pathology, The people’s Hospital of Dongguan, Guangdong, China

    Ji-hong Zhao

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Pan, Lx., Chen, Zp., Liu, Ys. et al. Magnetic resonance imaging and biological markers in pituitary adenomas with invasion of the cavernous sinus space. J Neurooncol 74, 71–76 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-004-6150-9

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