APPLICATION CATHETERIZATION OF CAVERNOUS SINUSES AND PET FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACTH-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMAS

Tihonov K. V., Cherebillo V. Yu., Dragoon V. M.

The article presents the results of histological examination of the surgical material of ACTH-secreting pituitary adenomas. Data analysis was carried out on patients hospitalized in the neurosurgical department of the I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University from 2015 to 2022, who underwent endoscopic transsphenoidal adenomectomy for ACTH-secreting pituitary adenomas. The issue of postoperative management of patients with corticotropinomas remains open and an important aspect in the treatment is a histological examination of the tumor with the possibility of predicting the benign course and the likelihood of recurrence of the disease.

Keywords:Pituitary adenoma, ACTH-secreting, corticotropinoma, histology, immunohostochemical examination