Outcomes of surgical and/or medical treatment in patients with prolactinomas during long-term follow-up: a retrospective single-centre study.

Journal: Hormone molecular biology and clinical investigation
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Prolactinoma is the most common cause of pituitary tumours. Current medical guidelines recommend dopamine agonists (cabergoline or bromocriptine) as the initial therapy for prolactinoma. However, surgical removal can also be considered in selected cases, such as patients with macroadenomas with local complications (bleeding or optic chiasm pressure) or those not responding to medical treatment.

Authors

  • Gamze Akkus
    Division of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
  • Barış Karagun
    Division of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
  • Hilal Nur Yaldız
    Division of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
  • Mehtap Evran
    Division of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
  • Murat Sert
    Division of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
  • Tamer Tetiker
    Division of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.