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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. The prevalence of pituitary adenoma is approximately 100 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
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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
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.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence[1]
- In the USA, the incidence of the pituitary adenoma is approximately 3.12 per 100,000 individuals.
- The actual incidence is much higher as most patients remain asymptomatic for long time.
Prevalence[2]
- The prevalence of pituitary adenoma is approximately 100 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
- Autopsy prevalence of pituitary adenoma is approximately 15,000 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
References
- ↑ http://www.cancer.org/cancer/pituitarytumors/detailedguide/pituitary-tumors-key-statistics
- ↑ Pituitary adenoma. Dr Amir Rezaee and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody. Radiopaedia.org 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pituitary-adenoma