Relevance of high Ki-67 in pituitary adenomas
Authors:
- Jay JagannathanJJJay Jagannathan
- John A. JaneJJJohn A. Jane
- M. Beatriz S. LopesMLM. Beatriz S. Lopes
- Edward R. LawsELEdward R. Laws
- 1 November 2005
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Neurosurgical Focus
- Vol. 19 (5) , 1-9
Abstract
Pituitary adenomas are heterogeneous in growth rate, invasiveness, and recurrence. To understand the biological behavior of the individual adenoma more fully, cell proliferation markers such as monoclonal antibodies targeted against the Ki-67 antigen have been applied. The Ki-67 antigen is a protein related to cell proliferation and is expressed in cell nuclei throughout the entire cell cycle. The authors report the case of an extremely rapidly growing pituitary adenoma with cavernous sinus invasion. The lesion, which displayed a high Ki-67 labeling index (LI; 22%), was found in a 54-year-old woman who presented with diplopia and headaches. The patient underwent three transsphenoidal operations in less than 6 months and, ultimately, was treated with fractionated intensity-modulated radiation therapy. The relationships between high Ki-67 LIs and tumor recurrence, invasiveness, and growth velocity in pituitary adenomas are reviewed.Keywords
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