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Notably, some patients exhibit persistent hormonal abnormalities despite intraoperative gross total resection (GTR). This study systematically analyzes the prognostic risk factors in GHPA. Methods: This study collected clinical information from 344 GHPA patients. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed to screen independent risk factors for hormonal non-remission, tumor recurrence, and hormonal non-remission after GTR. Nomograms were established for predicting hormonal non-remission and 3-\/5-year recurrence probabilities. Subgroup comparisons were performed to further analyze significant risk factors. Results: Multivariate Logistic regression identified recurrent cases (p = 0.009), preoperative GH &gt; 40 ng\/mL (p = 0.043), not GTR (p &lt; 0.001), and Knosp grade IV (p = 0.004) as independent risk factors of postoperative hormonal non-remission. For patients who underwent GTR, the recurrent status (p = 0.016) and Knosp grade III\/IV (p = 0.049\/0.009) remained significant risk factors for hormonal non-remission. Multivariate Cox regression showed preoperative GH &gt; 40 ng\/mL (p = 0.002), hormonal non-remission (p = 0.037), Knosp grade IV (p = 0.025), and vision defect (p = 0.010) as independent risk factors for tumor recurrence. The nomograms had good discrimination and calibration, with test set AUCs of 0.828 for hormonal non-remission, 0.82 for 3-year recurrence, and 0.859 for 5-year recurrence. Subgroup analysis revealed that recurrent cases, compared to initial cases, had younger patient ages, higher Knosp grades, harder tumor textures, and generally higher Ki-67 indices (all p &lt; 0.05). Further analysis demonstrated that, relative to Knosp grade III tumors, grade IV lesions were larger, firmer, and associated with significantly lower rates of both GTR and hormonal remission, alongside a higher recurrence risk (all p &lt; 0.05). Conclusions: Patients with high preoperative GH levels, higher Knosp grades, and recurrence often have a poorer prognosis after treatment. 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