Ki-67 Labeling Index is an immunocytochemical marker of cell proliferation. The correlation of Ki-67 expression with pituitary adenomas recurrence has been investigated and is highly debated. Aim of this study was to evaluate whether Ki-67 correlates with recurrence even in patients with an apparently completely removed pituitary adenoma. We retrospectively reviewed the database of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Disease Unit at the Catholic University of Rome, collected between 2003 and 2011. Inclusion criteria were: patients who underwent surgery at the Department of Neurosurgery with an apparently complete removal of a pituitary adenoma; Ki-67 histological evaluation by the same operator and values of <3 %. All patients underwent endocrine evaluation of the hypothalamic-pituitary function, ophthalmologic and neuro-radiological examinations, during the preoperative period and follow-up. Out of 490 patients recorded on the database of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Disease Unit at the Catholic University of Rome, 191 cases met the inclusion criteria. Recurrence was observed in 49 cases (25.7 % of the patients who had undergone radical excision). Optional cut-off value was identified at Ki-67 values of 1.50 %. This was associated with worse disease-free survival time, even after correction for age at treatment, gender, positivity to p53, functional classification and Knosp grading. Ki-67 labeling index may be useful in postoperative management, even in patients who underwent radical PA removal. We suggest a Ki-67 cut-off value of 1.5 % to plan an adequate clinical follow-up.

Chiloiro, S., Bianchi, A., Doglietto, F., De Waure, C., Giampietro, A., Fusco, A., Iacovazzo, D., Tartaglione, L., Di Nardo, F., Signorelli, F., Lauriola, L., Anile, C., Rindi, G., Maira, G., Pontecorvi, A., De Marinis, L., Radically resected pituitary adenomas: prognostic role of Ki 67 labeling index in a monocentric retrospective series and literature review, <<PITUITARY>>, 2014; 17 (3): 267-276. [doi:10.1007/s11102-013-0500-6] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/54202]

Radically resected pituitary adenomas: prognostic role of Ki 67 labeling index in a monocentric retrospective series and literature review

Chiloiro, Sabrina;Bianchi, Antonio;Doglietto, Francesco;De Waure, Chiara;Anile, Carmelo;Rindi, Guido;Maira, Giulio;Pontecorvi, Alfredo;
2014

Abstract

Ki-67 Labeling Index is an immunocytochemical marker of cell proliferation. The correlation of Ki-67 expression with pituitary adenomas recurrence has been investigated and is highly debated. Aim of this study was to evaluate whether Ki-67 correlates with recurrence even in patients with an apparently completely removed pituitary adenoma. We retrospectively reviewed the database of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Disease Unit at the Catholic University of Rome, collected between 2003 and 2011. Inclusion criteria were: patients who underwent surgery at the Department of Neurosurgery with an apparently complete removal of a pituitary adenoma; Ki-67 histological evaluation by the same operator and values of <3 %. All patients underwent endocrine evaluation of the hypothalamic-pituitary function, ophthalmologic and neuro-radiological examinations, during the preoperative period and follow-up. Out of 490 patients recorded on the database of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Disease Unit at the Catholic University of Rome, 191 cases met the inclusion criteria. Recurrence was observed in 49 cases (25.7 % of the patients who had undergone radical excision). Optional cut-off value was identified at Ki-67 values of 1.50 %. This was associated with worse disease-free survival time, even after correction for age at treatment, gender, positivity to p53, functional classification and Knosp grading. Ki-67 labeling index may be useful in postoperative management, even in patients who underwent radical PA removal. We suggest a Ki-67 cut-off value of 1.5 % to plan an adequate clinical follow-up.
2014
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Chiloiro, S., Bianchi, A., Doglietto, F., De Waure, C., Giampietro, A., Fusco, A., Iacovazzo, D., Tartaglione, L., Di Nardo, F., Signorelli, F., Lauriola, L., Anile, C., Rindi, G., Maira, G., Pontecorvi, A., De Marinis, L., Radically resected pituitary adenomas: prognostic role of Ki 67 labeling index in a monocentric retrospective series and literature review, <<PITUITARY>>, 2014; 17 (3): 267-276. [doi:10.1007/s11102-013-0500-6] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/54202]
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