The statistics referenced throughout NETTRO's website and educational materials are drawn from the following peer-reviewed sources:
[1] People living with PitNETs:
Tritos NA, Miller KK. Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Adenomas: A Review. JAMA. 2023;329(16):1386-1398. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.5444
[2] Prolactinoma:
Chanson P, Maiter D. The epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of prolactinomas: the old and the new. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019;33(2):101290. doi:10.1016/j.beem.2019.101290
[3] No excess hormone secretion:
Tritos NA, Miller KK. Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Adenomas: A Review. JAMA. 2023;329(16):1386-1398. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.5444
[4] Acromegaly:
Crisafulli S, Luxi N, Sultana J, et al. Global epidemiology of acromegaly: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Endocrinol. 2021;185(2):251-263. doi:10.1530/EJE-21-0216
[5] Cushing's disease:
Giuffrida G, Crisafulli S, Ferraù F, et al. Global Cushing's disease epidemiology: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. J Endocrinol Invest. 2022;45(6):1235-1246. doi:10.1007/s40618-022-01754-1
[6] Rising over time
Daly AF, Beckers A. The epidemiology of pituitary adenomas. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2020;49(3):347-355. doi:10.1016/j.ecl.2020.04.002