Approach to the management of rare clinical presentations of macroprolactinomas in reproductive-aged women

To describe 2 cases of macroprolactinomas with atypical presentation in women desiring pregnancy that illustrate important considerations in the management approach for macroprolactinomas in reproductive-aged women. Case 1 was a 26-year-old woman referred to our institution for possible tumor resect...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in women's health 2015-10, Vol.8, p.9-12
Hauptverfasser: Espinosa De Ycaza, Ana, Chang, Alice Y., Jensen, Jani R., Khan, Zaraq, Erickson, Dana
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Zusammenfassung:To describe 2 cases of macroprolactinomas with atypical presentation in women desiring pregnancy that illustrate important considerations in the management approach for macroprolactinomas in reproductive-aged women. Case 1 was a 26-year-old woman referred to our institution for possible tumor resection after pituitary apoplexy during her first pregnancy. Instead, she underwent treatment with cabergoline for a year with goals of normalization of prolactin and decrease in tumor size to
ISSN:2214-9112
2214-9112
DOI:10.1016/j.crwh.2015.09.001