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De Novo Psychiatric Disorders in a Woman With Giant Prolactinoma Treated With Cabergoline
Dopamine agonists are the first-line treatment of prolactinomas. The risk of developing de novo psychiatric symptoms during dopamine agonist therapy is low.
Chayma Belhadj Slimane +4 more
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Giant prolactinoma, a case report and review of the literature
A 13 year old boy presented with acute onset of sudden severe headache and visual impairment following a one-year history of intermittent frontal headache. Serum prolactin level was 17532ng/ml (normal 3–24ng/ml). Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large
Doua K. Al Homyani +4 more
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miR‐34a is upregulated in AIP‐mutated somatotropinomas and promotes octreotide resistance
Abstract Pituitary adenomas (PAs) are intracranial tumors associated with significant morbidity due to hormonal dysregulation, mass effects and have a heavy treatment burden. Growth hormone (GH)‐secreting PAs (somatotropinomas) cause acromegaly‐gigantism.
Eva‐Maria Bogner +8 more
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A Case of Giant Prolactinoma Presented as a Nasopharyngeal Mass
Giant prolactinomas may present with atypical tumor mass effects, as they are characterized by massive extrasellar invasion. Nasopharyngeal involvement of prolactinoma is a rare condition and it has been described in some case reports in the literature ...
Alev Selek +4 more
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Background: Pituitary disorders spectrum includes a wide variety of diseases.This study aimed at a comprehensive description of such disorders for patients from Faiha Specialized Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism Center (FDEMC) in Basrah (Southern Iraq)
Abbas Ali Mansour +11 more
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A clinical case of effective treatment of giant prolactinoma in patient with morbid obesity
Numerous studies showed an association between prolactin levels and body weight, with increased prevalence of obesity in patients with prolactinomas. Recent data indicate potential positive influence of cabergoline treatment to metabolic disorders in ...
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The characterization of sellar and suprasellar lesions is reliant on patient presentation, medical imaging, and hormone profiling. Prolactinomas are the most common type of functional pituitary adenomas, accounting for up to 57%.
Nikita Ollen-Bittle, MSc +4 more
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ABSTRACT Background To evaluate postoperative health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) for pituitary adenoma patients, multidimensional assessment is important. Available data is limited on long‐term follow‐up. Methods Prospectively, 52 nonfunctioning (NFA) and functioning (FA) pituitary adenoma patients were included.
Gonneke E. Joustra +7 more
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Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is characterized by inadequate steroid hormone production and is frequently a consequence of hypopituitarism, which is also associated with increased risk of osteoporosis due to deficiencies in growth hormone, gonadotropins, and other pituitary hormones.
Abrar Mohammed AlFaifi +2 more
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Clinical and Genetic Spectrum of Large AIP Deletions
Familial isolated pituitary adenoma (FIPA) accounts for approximately 2%–5% of all pituitary adenomas, with inactivating variants of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor‐interacting protein (AIP) gene representing the most frequent known genetic cause.
Tea Shehu Kolnikaj +15 more
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