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Surgical outcomes and multidisciplinary management strategy of Cushing's disease: a single-center experience in China

Authors :
Li Pan
Shiqi Li
Zhaoyun Zhang
Zengyi Ma
Zhengyuan Chen
Xuefei Shou
Yiming Li
Dan Liu
Yao Zhao
Hongying Ye
Wenqiang He
Min He
Ming Shen
Zhenwei Yao
Nidan Qiao
Yongfei Wang
Keyi Zhang
Source :
Neurosurgical focus. 48(6)
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

OBJECTIVEThe primary aim of this study was to investigate the value of multidisciplinary team (MDT) management in treating patients with Cushing’s disease (CD). The secondary aim was to assess the concordance of bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS) lateralization with intraoperative observations.METHODSThe authors recruited 124 consecutive patients (128 procedures) who had undergone endoscopic endonasal resection of adrenocorticotropic hormone–secreting pituitary adenomas from May 2014 to April 2018 and assessed their clinical characteristics, surgical outcomes, and adjuvant therapies. The criteria for surgical remission were normalized serum and urinary cortisol levels, which could be suppressed by a low-dose dexamethasone suppression test at 3-months’ follow-up without adjuvant treatment.RESULTSThe remission rates of the 113 patients with long-term follow-up (20.3 ± 12.2 months) were 83.2% after surgery alone and 91.2% after adjuvant therapy. The surgical remission rates of macroadenomas, MRI-visible microadenomas, and MRI-negative tumors were 66.7% (12/18), 89.3% (67/75), and 75% (15/20), respectively (p = 0.039). The surgical remission rates had a trend of improvement during the study period (87.5% in 2017–2018 vs 76.5% in 2014, p = 0.517). Multivariate regression analysis showed that a history of previous pituitary surgery (OR 0.300, 95% CI 0.100–0.903; p = 0.032) and MRI-visible microadenoma (OR 3.048, 95% CI 1.030–9.019; p = 0.044) were independent factors influencing surgical remission. The recurrence rate was 3.2% after a mean of 18 months after surgery. The remission rate of postoperative MDT management in patients with persistent disease was higher than non-MDT management (66.7% vs 0%, p = 0.033). In cases with preoperative BIPSS lateralization, 84.6% (44/52) were concordant with intraoperative findings.CONCLUSIONSMRI-visible microadenoma and primary surgery were independent predictors of surgical remission in CD. The MDT management strategy helps to achieve a better overall outcome. BIPSS may help to lateralize the tumor in MRI-negative/equivocal microadenomas.

Details

ISSN :
10920684
Volume :
48
Issue :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Neurosurgical focus
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....e92c5ef02db233f2008b92a56a30efc2