Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Prolactinoma is the most common form of all pituitary tumors, and currently, treatment with cabergoline constitutes first choice therapy for prolactinoma. Surgical approach is recommended when medical therapy fails or visual disturbance due to pituitary mass develops. Here we present a case of macroprolactinoma who developed empty sella and optic chiasm protrusion secondary to cabergoline treatment.Case: A 20-year-old male patient referred ...

Introduction: Cushing’s disease (CD) is rare systemic disease characterized by an endogenous hypercortisolism and it is the most common cause of Cushing’s syndrome (CS). CS is encountered more often in women than in men, associated with an increased morbidity and mortality. Hence, early diagnosis and proper management of the condition is crucial. Here, we present a case of CD, who had abdominoplasty and reduction mammoplasty but went undiagnosed long time with correc...