Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Prolactinomas are more invasive in males. Giant (≥4 cm) and huge (≥6 cm) ones are relatively rare in literature, but in our population they are nearly common.Aim: We have taken our 20 last cases to analyze their radiological aspects, and their endocrine, neurological and ophthalmological complications.Methods: All of them had clinical exam, hormonal, ophthalmological, and radiological exploration based on ...

Introduction: Male macroprolactinomas are very rare and more invasive compared to female ones. So, they are few reports concerning their response to medical treatment. We aimed to appreciate their response to Bromocriptine: the only product available in our country.Subjects and methods: 55 men (mean age: 36.3 years) with mean height pituitary tumor =38.3 mm (12–118) and mean PRL: 2942 ng/ml (132–28 000) were analyzed. Bromocriptine was given tw...