Resumen ejecutivo del documento de consenso de expertos de la Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía y de la Sociedad Española de Endocrinología y Nutrición sobre: recomendaciones clínicas en el manejo perioperatorio de los tumores hipofisarios

Abstract

Pituitary tumors (PT) account for 15% of intracranial tumors affect 10.7 to 14.4% of the population although the incidence of clinically relevant PT is 5.1 cases/100,000 inhabitants. Surgical treatment is indicated in PTs with hormone hypersecretion (except for prolactin-producing PTs) and those with local compressive or global neurological symptoms. Multidisciplinary care, is essential for patients with PTs, preferably delivered in a center of excellence and based on a well-defined care protocol. In order to facilitate and standardize the clinical procedures for this type of tumor, this document gathers the positioning of the Neuroendocrinology Knowledge Area of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition (SEEN) and the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC) on the management of patients with PTs and their preoperative, surgical and postoperative follow-up.