Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Dopamine agonists are first-line agents for the treatment of prolactinomas and sometimes are used in patients with acromegalia. There is evidence that these drugs, especially cabergoline, are associated with an increased risk of new cardiac valve regurgitation in patients treated for Parkinson’s disease.Objective: Our objective was to evaluate the prevalence of cardiac valve regurgitation in patients with prolactinomas and acromegalia tr...

Case report: A male 30 years old, presented with a 12-month history of retro-orbital and frontal headache, oppressive type of moderate intensity, which subsides with analgesics. Subsequently, deterioration of bilateral visual fields, predominantly left side, after that was investigated by a neurologist in INCN in January 2013. A magnetic resonance imaginig scan of the brain showed a 45×50 mm pituitary macroadenoma, with suprasellar extension bowing the optic chiasm and ca...