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Table 3 Preoperative MRI characteristics and odds of the normal residual pituitary gland (NRPG) after surgery

From: Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics predict pituitary function in non-functional pituitary macro-adenoma undergoing trans-sphenoidal surgery

Variables

OR (95% CI)

p Value

Tumor size

0.80 (0.68,0.94)

0.007

Tumor volume

0.9998 (0.9996,0.9999)

0.007

Cystic change (No as Ref.)

1.71 (0.30,9.87)

0.546

Tumor extension

(Cavernous as Ref.) versus (Supra or Infra)

4 (0.8376,19.1022)

0.082

  1. NRPG normal residual pituitary gland