What is your surveillance imaging schedule following treatment of a pituitary adenoma?
Does your surveillance schedule change dependent upon delivery of SRS vs conventional-fractionated RT?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Pituitary adenomas usually change little in size after either fractionated RT or SRS, and they progress slowly. Therefore, yearly imaging to look for increase in size is sufficient. For secretory pituitary adenomas, periodic (every 3 to 6 months) measurement of the level of the hyper secreted hormon...
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