Recurrence in pituitary adenomas in childhood and adolescence.

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Pediatric pituitary adenomas are thought to behave more aggressively than their adult counterparts, and the ability to predict the degree of such behavior remains elusive. Proliferation marker Ki-67 and tumor suppressor gene p53 mutations have been used in adults to assist in the evaluation of invasiveness and recurrence; however, their use in childhood and adolescence remains anecdotal. Our study evaluates the...

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