Cushing's disease and marked hyperprolactinemia in a patient with a pituitary macroadenoma: effectiveness of bromocriptine treatment

The case of a young boy bearing a pituitary PRL secreting adenoma (20-30,000 ng/ml) with the unusual association of clinical and endocrinological features of Cushing's disease successfully treated with bromocriptine is described. Brain computed tomography evidenced a huge pituitary adenoma lead...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of endocrinological investigation 1984-02, Vol.7 (1), p.51-54
Hauptverfasser:	Verde, G, Loli, P, Berselli, M E, Tagliaferri, M, Dallabonzana, D, Oppizzi, G, Liuzzi, A, Chiodini, P G, Luccarelli, G, Lodrini, S
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenoma - complications Adenoma - drug therapy Adenoma - metabolism Adolescent Bromocriptine - therapeutic use Cushing Syndrome - complications Cushing Syndrome - diagnostic imaging Cushing Syndrome - drug therapy Cushing Syndrome - metabolism Humans Male Pituitary Neoplasms - complications Pituitary Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Pituitary Neoplasms - drug therapy Pituitary Neoplasms - metabolism Prolactin - secretion Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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