Table 2 Anterior pituitary dysfunction after cranial irradiation for skull base meningioma
Follow-up (years) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Hormonal axis dysfunction n (%) | 3 | 5 | 10 |
At least one of the 5 axes | 10/52 (19.2%) | 16/39 (31.5%) | 22/26 (60.2%) |
Corticotroph | 7/52 (13.5%) | 8/37 (15.4%) | 8/17 (15.4%) |
Somatotroph | 3/52 (5.8%) | 5/35 (9.8%) | 6/16 (13.4%) |
Gonadotroph | 5/52 (9.6%) | 9/37 (17.8%) | 13/20 (36.9%) |
Thyrotroph | 3/52 (5.8%) | 7/35 (14%) | 10/18 (28%) |
Lactotroph | 1/52 (1.9%) | 5/35 (10.1%) | 7/17 (18.5%) |