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ea0011p507 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2006

Contemporary management of macroprolactinomas

Palalau AI , Miller C , Gittoes NJ , Toogood AA

Contemporary management of macroprolactinomas relies heavily on the use of dopamine agonist (DA) therapy. However, historically a proportion of patients may have undergone surgery and/or pituitary radiotherapy. We aimed to determine the long-term outcome in terms of tumour control and prolactin normalisation in a large cohort of patients with macroprolactinoma who received various treatment modalities. 80 patients (54 male) with macroprolactinoma (tumour diameter >10 mm, p...