Epidemiology and radiological geometric assessment of pituitary macroadenomas: population‐based study

M Gruppetta, J Vassallo - Clinical endocrinology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Context Pituitary adenomas are relatively common tumours with diverse clinical features.
Epidemiological data are important to help quantify health burden. Objective To provide in …

[HTML][HTML] Giant non-functioning pituitary adenomas: treatment considerations

D Solari, LM Cavallo, C Graziadio, S Corvino, I Bove… - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Giant pituitary adenomas are a subgroup of pituitary adenomas defined by a diameter
greater than 4 cm, and they account for 5–14% of adenomas in surgical series. Because of …

Giant prolactinoma in men: clinical features and therapeutic outcomes

P Iglesias, K Arcano, VR Berrocal… - Hormone and …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical features and long-term therapeutic outcome
of giant prolactinoma (gPRLoma) in men and to compare them with those of a group of male …

Pathology of prolactinomas: any predictive value?

MBS Lopes - Pituitary, 2020 - Springer
Lactotroph adenomas, also called prolactinomas and prolactin-secreting adenomas,
constitute nearly 80% of functioning pituitary tumors and about 30–50% of all adenomas in …

Pituitary tumor management in pregnancy

PB Araujo, LV Neto, MR Gadelha - … and Metabolism Clinics, 2015 - endo.theclinics.com
The general recommendation for pituitary adenoma patients is to withdraw medical therapy
as soon as pregnancy is diagnosed. However, in cases of macroadenomas, this decision …

[HTML][HTML] Outcome of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for recurrent or residual pituitary adenomas and comparison to non-recurrent or residual cohort by propensity …

X Gong, Y Zhuo, H Yuan, K Yang, C Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To evaluate the long-term outcomes and safety of endoscopic transsphenoidal
surgery (ETS) in recurrent and residual pituitary adenomas (rrPAs), as well as the predictors …

Cabergoline versus bromocriptine for the treatment of giant prolactinomas: A quantitative and systematic review

HY Huang, SJ Lin, WG Zhao, ZB Wu - Metabolic Brain Disease, 2018 - Springer
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of bromocriptine (BRC) versus cabergoline
(CAB) in patients with giant prolactinomas. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL …

Pituitary adenomas presenting as sinonasal or nasopharyngeal masses: a case series illustrating potential diagnostic pitfalls

MD Hyrcza, S Ezzat, O Mete, SL Asa - The American Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
We present a series of nonectopic pituitary adenomas presenting as polypoid sinonasal or
nasopharyngeal masses. Thirteen cases diagnosed by biopsies from the nasal cavity …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperprolactinemia in clinical non-functional pituitary macroadenomas: a STROBE-compliant study

L Lyu, S Yin, Y Hu, C Chen, Y Jiang, Y Yu, W Ma… - Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Hyperprolactinemia is a prevalent endocrine disorder presented in patients with non-
functional pituitary adenomas (NFPAs). However, the mechanism involved in …

Fertility issues in aggressive pituitary tumors

JVO Marques, CL Boguszewski - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic …, 2020 - Springer
The management of aggressive pituitary adenomas represents a special clinical challenge,
and usually involves a combination of surgery, radiotherapy and pharmacological agents to …