Prolactin‐Secreting pituitary tumors | Zendy

Antunes J. Lobo | Zendy; Housepian Edgar M. | Zendy; Frantz Andrew G. | Zendy; Holub Donald A. | Zendy; Hui Robert M. | Zendy; Carmel Peter W. | Zendy; Quest Donald O. | Zendy

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Prolactin‐Secreting pituitary tumors

Author(s) -

Antunes J. Lobo,

Housepian Edgar M.,

Frantz Andrew G.,

Holub Donald A.,

Hui Robert M.,

Carmel Peter W.,

Quest Donald O.

Publication year - 1977

Publication title -

annals of neurology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764

H-Index - 296

eISSN - 1531-8249

pISSN - 0364-5134

DOI - 10.1002/ana.410020210

Subject(s) - prolactin , galactorrhea , medicine , pituitary tumors , prolactinoma , prolactin cell , pituitary adenoma , adenoma , radiation therapy , secretion , endocrinology , pituitary neoplasm , pituitary gland , hormone

Prolactin secretion was evaluated in 69 patients with pituitary tumors. Among the 47 who were seen prior to treatment, hyperprolactinemia was present in 37 (79%). Excluding patients with galactorrhea, hyperprolactinemia was present in 19 (70%) of those seen before treatment. There was little correlation between tumor size and level of serum prolactin. Both transspheoidal surgery and radiotherapy greatly reduced the hyperprolactinemia, but a more rapid decrease was achieved with microsurgical removal of the secreting adenoma.

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