Endocrine Abstracts

Context: Prolactinomas are the most common functioning pituitary adenomas & it is recognised that gender has an influence on presentation and management of this condition.Objective: To examine the effects of gender on presentation and response to treatment in a large cohort of adults with confirmed prolactinoma (MRI performed and macroprolactin excluded).Design & patients: This retrospective cohort study design used an elec...

Background: Incidental pituitary haemorrhage in prolactinomas is a common radiological finding. The clinical significance, associations and outcome of this are largely unknown. Most reports describe surgically treated macroprolactinoma and non-functioning adenoma, and there are few data in a clinic prolactinoma population.Aims: To characterise the prevalence, natural history and risk factors associated with pituitary haemorrhage in a large clinic prolact...

Background: Incidental pituitary haemorrhage, not associated with pituitary apoplexy, is a common clinical and radiological finding. Little information exists on the clinical behaviour of incidental haemorrhage with most reports describing surgically treated macroprolactinoma and non-functioning adenoma, and there are few data in a clinic prolactinoma population.Aims: To characterise the prevalence, natural history and risk factors associated with pituit...