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ea0032p941 | Pituitary – Clinical (<emphasis role="italic">Generously supported by IPSEN</emphasis>) | ECE2013

Clinical presentation, treatment approach and outcomes of patients with prolactinomas in real-life clinical practice: a single center experience

Vicente Almudena , Satre Julia , Zaballos Florentino , Luque Ines , Luque Alessandra , Castro Enrique , Maqueda Esther , Marco Amparo , Lopez Jose

Introduction: Generously supported by IPSEN)-->Prolactin (PRL) -secreting adenomas are about 40% of all pituitary adenomas. Their clinical symptoms are mainly related to development of secondary hypogonadism and/or tumor mass effects. Dopamine agonists (DA) are first-line drugs for prolactinoma patients due to their effectiveness in normalizing PRL levels and shrinking tumour mass. Surgery is an option for DA failure or tumour mass e...