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Cystic giant prolactinoma in childhood
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2008In childhood and adolescence, pituitary adenomas are rare and half are prolactinomas. However, cystic giant prolactinoma in prepuberty is extremely rare. In this report, we present a 10-year-old boy with a cystic giant prolactinoma who was treated with two-stage surgery as the tumor was dumbbell shaped.
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The American Journal of Medicine, 1987
Two of the largest prolactinomas ever documented that have been followed for nine and 10 years, respectively, demonstrate how aggressive prolactinomas may become and how difficult invasive prolactinomas are to treat. One of these prolactinomas invaded both internal auditory canals and simultaneously grew inferiorly, reducing the bony support of the ...
F Y, Murphy +4 more
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Two of the largest prolactinomas ever documented that have been followed for nine and 10 years, respectively, demonstrate how aggressive prolactinomas may become and how difficult invasive prolactinomas are to treat. One of these prolactinomas invaded both internal auditory canals and simultaneously grew inferiorly, reducing the bony support of the ...
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Giant prolactinoma: case report and review of literature [PDF]
Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, 2013 Abstract“Invasive giant prolactinoma” is a large prolactinoma (>4 cm in dimension) presenting with serum prolactin levels of >1000 ng/dL and mass related clinical symptoms. Here we report a patient with a giant prolactinoma presented with central hypogonadism, suppressed adrenal and thyroid function, supra sellar extension, visual field ...
Bagher Larijani, Rahmanian Masoud
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World Neurosurgery
A 64-year-old man presented with an 8-year history of decreased libido, impotence, and blurred vision. The neurologic examination revealed a mild left facial weakness, visual acuity of (20/60), and right homonymous hemianopia. Laboratory investigation of serum prolactin was 7896 ng/mL.
Ali Alkhaibary +2 more
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A 64-year-old man presented with an 8-year history of decreased libido, impotence, and blurred vision. The neurologic examination revealed a mild left facial weakness, visual acuity of (20/60), and right homonymous hemianopia. Laboratory investigation of serum prolactin was 7896 ng/mL.
Ali Alkhaibary +2 more
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Combined Treatment of Invasive Giant Prolactinomas
Pituitary, 2005The management of invasive giant prolactinomas (IGP) has been an area of some controversy. The relative roles of transsphenoidal surgery, craniotomy, radiation therapy and dopamine agonist based medical therapy are gradually becoming clarified. We report the results of management of 30 patients with IGP.
Chonjiang, Yu, Zhebao, Wu, Jian, Gong
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Giant Prolactinoma Mimicking Bone Tumor
Neuroradiology Journal, 2007Prolactinomas are the most common of the hormone-secreting pituitary tumours. Most of them are small in size <10 mm (microprolactinomas) and few are >10 mm (macroprolactinomas). It is well known that clinical presentations of prolactinomas are quite different between genders 4,5 .
N K, Al-Zadjali +2 more
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Rapidly progressing giant invasive prolactinoma
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 2012AbstractObjective:We report an extremely rare case of a giant invasive prolactinoma presenting as a nasopharyngeal tumour.Method:Case report and literature review regarding giant prolactinoma.Results:Giant prolactinoma is a rare form of prolactinoma which accounts for 0.5–4.4 per cent of all pituitary tumours.
R H, Care +3 more
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Unusual clinical presentations of giant prolactinomas
Pituitary, 2008Giant prolactinomas are rare pituitary tumors which have scarcely been reported in the literature. We describe three men with unusual presenting features of prolactin-secreting giant pituitary adenomas: prolonged and increasingly disturbing intolerance to light and noise; strange behavior and mood disturbances; and rhinorrhea followed by a finding of ...
Simona, Grozinsky-Glasberg, Ilan, Shimon
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Giant Prolactinoma and Effectiveness of Medical Management
Endocrine Practice, 2010To review our experience with long-term cabergoline and bromocriptine therapy in the treatment of giant prolactinomas.Patients with giant prolactinomas diagnosed and treated at our center in Mumbai, India, between January 2005 and January 2009 were included.
Shrikrishna V, Acharya +4 more
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Treatments of multi-invasive giant prolactinoma
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2004We present a 68-year-old male patient with an exceptionally aggressive tumour which invaded to the skull base, cavernous sinus, nasopharynx, sphenoid sinus, pituitary fossa, bilateral parasellar regions, premedullary cistern, and left infratemporal fossa. Headache was the only symptom. The serum prolactin level was 95,973 ng/ml. The patient was treated
Meng Yin, Yang +2 more
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