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ea0009p198 | Clinical | BES2005

Bromocriptine-sensitive acidophil-stem-cell adenoma co-secreting growth hormone and prolactin - A case report

D'Costa R , Kalk W

Case HistoryWe report a 28-year-old man who presented initially to our ENT department with 3-year history of intermittent epistaxis subsequently found to have an extensive acidophil-stem-cell adenoma, rare pituitary tumours usually unresponsive to dopamine agonists requiring radiotherapy and somatostatin analogues in resistant cases.He was clinically acromegalic, demonstrating an elevated Growth Hormone (GH) 17.9 milliunits per lit...