BACKGROUND/AIMS: Prolactinomas are the most common tumors of the pituitary gland.
Only few studies have documented gender-related differences in the growth and
presentation of these tumors, but nothing is known about their effects on their subsequent
surgical outcome and prognosis. PATIENTS & METHODS: Twenty-six patients with
prolactinomas, that met strict immunohistochemical and electron microscopic criteria and
were surgically treated between January 1990 and June 1997, were retrospectively …