Diagnosis and management of prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas: a Pituitary Society international Consensus Statement

S Petersenn, M Fleseriu, FF Casanueva… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract This Consensus Statement from an international, multidisciplinary workshop
sponsored by the Pituitary Society offers evidence-based graded consensus …

Therapy of endocrine disease: the challenges in managing giant prolactinomas

D Maiter, E Delgrange - European Journal of Endocrinology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Giant prolactinomas are rare tumours, representing only 2–3% of all prolactin (PRL)-
secreting tumours and raising special diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Based on …

Clinical characterization of familial isolated pituitary adenomas

AF Daly, ML Jaffrain-Rea, A Ciccarelli… - The Journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Context: Familial pituitary adenomas occur rarely in the absence of multiple endocrine
neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) and Carney complex (CNC). Objective: Our objective was to …

Prognostic factors in prolactin pituitary tumors: clinical, histological, and molecular data from a series of 94 patients with a long postoperative follow-up

G Raverot, A Wierinckx, E Dantony… - The Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Context and Objective: Predicting pituitary tumor behavior remains a challenge.
This multiparameter investigation aimed to identify markers for recurrence and progression …

Giant prolactinomas: the therapeutic approach

AB Moraes, C Marques dos Santos Silva… - Clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Giant prolactinomas are an unusual subset of macroprolactinomas and are
more commonly found in men. The goal of this review is to propose a giant prolactinoma …

Expression of estrogen receptor alpha is associated with prolactin pituitary tumor prognosis and supports the sex-related difference in tumor growth

E Delgrange, A Vasiljevic, A Wierinckx… - European journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Context A sex difference in the progression of prolactin (PRL) tumors has been disputed for
years. Objective To compare tumor characteristics and postoperative clinical course …

Gender-related differences in MEN1 lesion occurrence and diagnosis: a cohort study of 734 cases from the Groupe d'etude des Tumeurs Endocrines

P Goudet, C Bonithon-Kopp, A Murat… - European Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Context Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) disease is an autosomal dominant
syndrome that is believed to equally affect men and women. This assumption has never …

Invasive adenoma and pituitary carcinoma: a SEER database analysis

TM Hansen, S Batra, M Lim, GL Gallia, PC Burger… - Neurosurgical …, 2014 - Springer
Invasive pituitary adenomas and pituitary carcinomas are clinically indistinguishable until
identification of metastases. Optimal management and survival outcomes for both are not …

Prolactinomas: prognostic factors of early remission after transsphenoidal surgery

G Zielinski, M Ozdarski, M Maksymowicz… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background and Objective: Most patients with prolactinomas receive pharmacological
treatment only, resulting in limited research on the predictors of successful prolactinoma …

Prolactinomas in males: any differences?

H Duskin-Bitan, I Shimon - Pituitary, 2020 - Springer
Context Prolactinomas in men are usually large and invasive, presenting with signs and
symptoms of hypogonadism and mass effects, including visual damage. Prolactin levels are …