Prolactinomas may have unusual presentations resulting from massive extrasellar tumor extension

ABSTRACT The purpose of this case series is to report eight patients with giant prolactinomas emphasizing presentations and a treatment complication. The study group included six men and two women. The median age was 29 years (18–54 years); median serum prolactin level was 4,562 ng/ml (1,543–18,690...

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Main Authors: Marise Ribeiro de Sousa Berriel, Giovanna Aparecida Balarini Lima, Alessandro Severo Alves de Melo, Maria Laura Vasconcelos dos Santos, Hassan Rahhal, Giselle Fernandes Taboada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2016-07-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016000700544&lng=en&tlng=en
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