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AJR 2001; 177:919-924
© American Roentgen Ray Society

MR Imaging of Pituitary Adenomas After Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Glenn A. Tung1, Georg Noren2, Jeffrey M. Rogg1 and Ivor M.D. Jackson3

1 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Brown University School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy St., Providence, RI 02903.
2 Department of Neurosurgery, Brown University School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02903.
3 Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Brown University School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02903.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the response of pituitary adenomas to radiosurgery as manifested by changes in size and appearance on serial MR imaging.

MATERIALS AND METHODS. Over a mean follow-up period of 36 months, changes in 44 pituitary adenomas were assessed on 147 enhanced MR imaging studies. Prior surgery had been performed in 36 tumors (82%).

RESULTS. At the time of radiosurgery, mean tumor volume was 5.9 ± 0.8 cm3 (mean diameter, 2.2 cm). The mean reduction in volume at last follow-up was 41% (± 5%, p < 0.001), and a decrease in tumor volume of 25-100% was observed in 34 tumors (77%). Mean reduction in tumor volume at 6 months after radiosurgery was 9% (p = 0.095); at 1 year, 24% (p < 0.001); at 2 years, 34% (p < 0.001); at 3 years, 41% (p < 0.001); and at 4 years, 50% (p = 0.008). Six months after radiosurgery a slight and transient increase in size was observed in 21% of tumors. During follow-up, neither decreased contrast enhancement nor cyst development was associated with changes in tumor volume.

CONCLUSION. Tumor control was observed for most pituitary adenomas after radiosurgery and occurred gradually over a period of several years. A small increase in tumor size might be observed in the first 6 months after radiosurgery. In most cases, reductions in tumor size were not accompanied by a change in contrast enhancement or cyst formation.


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