Dopamine agonist therapy induces significant recovery of HPA axis function in prolactinomas independent of tumor size: a large single center experience

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Abstract

Our objective was to compare prevalence and rates of recovery of hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis dysfunction in prolactinoma patients before and after dopamine agonist therapy with nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma patients pre-transsphenoidal and post-transsphenoidal surgery. We retrospectively compared hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis function in patients with prolactinomas naïve to dopamine agonist therapy with a cohort of nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma patients matched for gender and tumor size by classification (n = 57; 30 male/27 female; 27 microadenoma/30 macroadenoma). Patients with

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalEndocrine
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - Jul 26 2016

Keywords

  • Adrenal insufficiency
  • Hypopituitarism
  • Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas
  • Prolactinomas
  • Recovery of adrenal function

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Endocrinology
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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