Patient characteristics (n = 55).
| Characteristics | No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| Range: 35 to 53 | |
| Median: 45 | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 32 (58.2) |
| Female | 23 (41.8) |
| Symptoms | |
| Visual disturbance | 21 (38.2) |
| Headache | 15 (27.3) |
| Hypopituitarism | 8 (14.5) |
| Nausea and vomiting | 4 (7.3) |
| Diabetes insipidus | 2 (3.6) |
| Incidental diagnosis | 5 (9.1) |
| Type of treatment | |
| Radiotherapy alone | 10 (18.2) |
| Radiotherapy and surgery | 45 (81.8) |
| Tumor extension | |
| Localized to sella | 11 (20) |
| Extension outside sella | |
| Suprasellar extension | 14 (25.5) |
| Cavernous sinus infiltration | 22 (40) |
| Infrasellar extension | 8 (14.5) |
| Dose of RT, Gy | |
| 45 to 49 | 27 (49.1) |
| 50 to 54 | 28 (50.9) |