Prolactinoma

P Chanson, D Maiter - The pituitary, 2022 - Elsevier
Prolactinomas account for approximately 50% of all pituitary adenomas coming to medical
attention and are an important cause of hypogonadism and infertility. The ultimate goal of …

Advances in the treatment of prolactinomas

MP Gillam, ME Molitch, G Lombardi… - Endocrine …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Prolactinomas account for approximately 40% of all pituitary adenomas and are an
important cause of hypogonadism and infertility. The ultimate goal of therapy for …

Update in pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy of prolactinoma

N Fukuhara, M Nishiyama, Y Iwasaki - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review updates recent advances in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and
therapy of prolactinoma. Prolactinomas, comprising 30–50% of all pituitary neuroendocrine …

Medical treatment of prolactinomas

A Colao, S Savastano - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2011 - nature.com
Prolactinomas, the most prevalent type of neuroendocrine disease, account for
approximately 40% of all pituitary adenomas. The most important clinical problems …

The mechanism and pathways of dopamine and dopamine agonists in prolactinomas

X Liu, C Tang, G Wen, C Zhong, J Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Dopamine agonists such as bromocriptine and cabergoline are the predominant treatment
drugs for prolactinoma by inhibiting prolactin secretion and shrinking tumor size. However …

Epidemiology and management challenges in prolactinomas

L Vroonen, AF Daly, A Beckers - Neuroendocrinology, 2019 - karger.com
Clinically relevant pituitary adenomas are present in about 1 per 1,000 of the general
population and prolactinomas are by far the most common clinical subtype of pituitary …

Dopamine agonists: from the 1970s to today

RS Auriemma, R Pirchio, D De Alcubierre… - …, 2019 - karger.com
The discovery of dopamine inhibitory effects on prolactin secretion has led to an era of
successful dopaminergic therapy for prolactinomas. Herein we provide an overview of the …

Update on prolactinomas. Part 2: treatment and management strategies

A Wong, JA Eloy, WT Couldwell, JK Liu - Journal of Clinical neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
The authors present an update on the various treatment modalities and discuss
management strategies for prolactinomas. Prolactinomas are the most common type of …

When to discontinue treatment of prolactinoma?

JAH Wass - Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2006 - nature.com
Prolactinomas are the most common hormone-secreting pituitary tumors. Treatment with
dopamine agonists can stabilize disease and recent evidence suggests that in many cases …

Prolactinomas Resistant to Dopamine Agonists: Pathophysiology and Treatment

I Shimon - Archives of Medical Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Prolactinomas are the most common functional pituitary tumors, accounting for 40% of all
pituitary adenomas. Medical treatment with dopamine agonists (DA), mainly cabergoline, is …