Introduction
acromegaly, somatotropinoma, Cancer
ACROMEGALY, LUDWIG, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS, CANCER
Edited by: Takayoshi Ubuka, International Cancer Laboratory Co., Ltd., JapanReviewed by: Laurence Katznelson, Stanford University, United States; Sylvère Störmann, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, GermanySomatotropinomas are the main cause of acromegaly. Surgery is the primary and most efficient method of treatment. The study aimed to compare the radicality of small-sized and medium (<30 mm) somatotropinoma removal and the incidence of postoperative complications in patients with acromegaly when using microscopic and endoscopic techniques.