Racial and ethnic disparities in the presentation size and timing of pituitary adenomas resected via endoscopic endonasal approach

Jonathan C Pang; Theodore V Nguyen; Katelyn K Dilley; Zena D Del Mundo; Arash Abiri; Frank P K Hsu; Edward C Kuan

doi:10.1002/alr.23214

Racial and ethnic disparities in the presentation size and timing of pituitary adenomas resected via endoscopic endonasal approach

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 Dec;13(12):2252-2255. doi: 10.1002/alr.23214. Epub 2023 Jun 28.

Authors

Jonathan C Pang¹, Theodore V Nguyen¹, Katelyn K Dilley¹, Zena D Del Mundo¹, Arash Abiri¹, Frank P K Hsu², Edward C Kuan^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, USA.
² Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, USA.

PMID: 37317699
DOI: 10.1002/alr.23214

Abstract

In a single-center cohort of pituitary adenoma patients, non-White race independently predicted larger tumor size at initial presentation. Uninsured patients suffered a significantly higher rate of pituitary apoplexy at initial presentation. Geographically distant care appeared to present a greater barrier for non-White and Hispanic patients relative to their White and non-Hispanic counterparts.

Keywords: EEA; disparities; endoscopic skull base surgery; ethnicity; pituitary adenoma; race.

MeSH terms

Adenoma* / surgery
Humans
Nose / pathology
Pituitary Neoplasms* / surgery
Retrospective Studies