Therapeutic Options in Patients with Microprolactinoma

Losa, Marco; Mortini, Pietro; Ribotto, Paolo; Giovanelli, Massimo

doi:10.17925/ee.2006.00.02.79

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“…It seems currently that surgical therapy should be restricted to patients intolerant or resistant to dopamine agonists, and to those with nonfunctional pituitary adenomas or other nonlactothroph adenomas associated with hyperprolactinaemia. 7,14,27…”

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“…Radiotherapy should be offered only to patients for both pharmacotherapy and surgery have failed, and a role for more modern Gamma Knife radiosurgery should be evaluated. 6,7,13,14,27 The future perspectives concern the progress in the medical treatment of prolactinomas resistant to dopamine agonist therapy. There are several potential paths to explore.…”

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