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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The prevalence of pituitary adenoma is approximately 100 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. In the USA, the incidence pituitary adenoma is approximately 3.12 per 100,000 individuals. | The [[prevalence]] of pituitary adenoma is approximately 100 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. In the USA, the [[incidence]] pituitary adenoma is approximately 3.12 per 100,000 individuals. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Prevalence=== | ===Prevalence=== | ||
*The prevalence of pituitary adenoma is approximately 100 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.<ref name=radio>Pituitary adenoma. Dr Amir Rezaee and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody. Radiopaedia.org 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pituitary-adenoma</ref> | *The [[prevalence]] of pituitary adenoma is approximately 100 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.<ref name="radio">Pituitary adenoma. Dr Amir Rezaee and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody. Radiopaedia.org 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pituitary-adenoma</ref> | ||
*Autopsy prevalence of pituitary adenoma is approximately 15,000 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.<ref name=radio>Pituitary adenoma. Dr Amir Rezaee and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody. Radiopaedia.org 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pituitary-adenoma</ref> | *Autopsy [[prevalence]] of pituitary adenoma is approximately 15,000 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.<ref name="radio">Pituitary adenoma. Dr Amir Rezaee and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody. Radiopaedia.org 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pituitary-adenoma</ref> | ||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
*In the USA, the incidence of the pituitary adenoma is approximately 3.12 per 100,000 individuals.<ref name=cancer.org> http://www.cancer.org/cancer/pituitarytumors/detailedguide/pituitary-tumors-key-statistics</ref> | *In the USA, the [[incidence]] of the pituitary adenoma is approximately 3.12 per 100,000 individuals.<ref name="cancer.org"> http://www.cancer.org/cancer/pituitarytumors/detailedguide/pituitary-tumors-key-statistics</ref> | ||
*The actual incidence is much higher as most patients remain asymptomatic for long time.<ref name=cancer.org> http://www.cancer.org/cancer/pituitarytumors/detailedguide/pituitary-tumors-key-statistics</ref> | *The actual [[incidence]] is much higher as most patients remain [[asymptomatic]] for long time.<ref name="cancer.org"> http://www.cancer.org/cancer/pituitarytumors/detailedguide/pituitary-tumors-key-statistics</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
The prevalence of pituitary adenoma is approximately 100 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. In the USA, the incidence pituitary adenoma is approximately 3.12 per 100,000 individuals.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- The prevalence of pituitary adenoma is approximately 100 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]
- Autopsy prevalence of pituitary adenoma is approximately 15,000 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]
Incidence
- In the USA, the incidence of the pituitary adenoma is approximately 3.12 per 100,000 individuals.[2]
- The actual incidence is much higher as most patients remain asymptomatic for long time.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pituitary adenoma. Dr Amir Rezaee and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody. Radiopaedia.org 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pituitary-adenoma
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.cancer.org/cancer/pituitarytumors/detailedguide/pituitary-tumors-key-statistics