Does hypopituitarism recover when macroprolactinomas are treated with cabergoline?

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OBJECTIVE: The frequency and the degree of recovery of anterior pituitary hormone deficits in patients with macroprolactinoma responsive to cabergoline are not clear. Our aim was to evaluate pituitary function in these patients with particular reference to an assessment of the possible restoration of pituitary deficits. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The records of all subjects prospectively presenting to our Department with macroprolactinomas treated with cabergoline over a 2-year period were review...

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Authors: Karavitaki, N; Dobrescu, R; Byrne, J; Grossman, AB; Wass, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Clinical endocrinology
• Volume: 79
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 217-223
• Publication date: 2013-08-01
• DOI: 10.1111/cen.12124
• EISSN: 1365-2265
• ISSN: 0300-0664
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Middle Aged; Adult; Prospective Studies; Male; Adolescent; Aged; Pituitary Neoplasms; Hypopituitarism; Ergolines; Female; Dopamine Agonists; Prolactin; Prolactinoma; Aged, 80 and over