Pituitary-tumor endocrinopathies

S Melmed - New England Journal of Medicine, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Pituitary-Tumor Endocrinopathies Pituitary adenomas account for about 15% of intracranial
tumors. Clinical manifestations of disease reflect the oversecretion of the involved hormone …

Diagnosis and treatment of hyperprolactinemia: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline

S Melmed, FF Casanueva, AR Hoffman… - The Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
abstract Objective: The aim was to formulate practice guidelines for the diagnosis and
treatment of hyperprolactinemia. Participants: The Task Force consisted of Endocrine …

Hyperprolactinemia and prolactinomas

T Mancini, FF Casanueva, A Giustina - Endocrinology and metabolism …, 2008 - Elsevier
Hyperprolactinemia is one of the most frequently diagnosed clinical disorders in routine
endocrine practice. Any process interfering with dopamine synthesis, its transport to the …

Controversial issues in the management of hyperprolactinemia and prolactinomas–An overview by the Neuroendocrinology Department of the Brazilian Society of …

L Vilar, J Abucham, JL Albuquerque… - … of endocrinology and …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Prolactinomas are the most common pituitary adenomas (approximately 40% of cases), and
they represent an important cause of hypogonadism and infertility in both sexes. The …

Pregnancy outcomes following cabergoline treatment: extended results from a 12‐year observational study

A Colao, R Abs, DG Bárcena, P Chanson… - Clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Cabergoline is a dopamine agonist used to treat hyperprolactinaemia. Because
hyperprolactinaemia is a significant cause of infertility in women, cabergoline and other …

Individualized high-dose cabergoline therapy for hyperprolactinemic infertility in women with micro-and macroprolactinomas

M Ono, N Miki, K Amano, T Kawamata… - The Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Context: Cabergoline is effective for hyperprolactinemic hypogonadism. However, the rate of
cabergoline-induced pregnancy in women with prolactinoma remains unknown. Also …

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 …

Pituitary surgery for small prolactinomas as an alternative to treatment with dopamine agonists

M Babey, R Sahli, I Vajtai, RH Andres, RW Seiler - Pituitary, 2011 - Springer
Despite the fact that consensus guidelines recommend long-term dopamine agonist (DA)
therapy as a first-line approach to the treatment of small prolactinoma, some patients …

Management of pituitary tumors in pregnancy

MD Bronstein, DB Paraiba, RS Jallad - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2011 - nature.com
Pituitary tumors, usually adenomas, account for about 10–15% of all intracranial tumors.
Their treatment, which includes surgery, medicine or radiotherapy, either isolated or in …

Outcome of prolactinoma after pregnancy and lactation: a study on 73 patients

ME Domingue, F Devuyst, O Alexopoulou… - Clinical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Context Prolactinoma is the most frequent pituitary tumour among women of child‐bearing
age. Only a few studies have addressed the outcome of prolactinoma after pregnancy …