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ea0032p858 | Pituitary – Clinical (<emphasis role="italic">Generously supported by IPSEN</emphasis>) | ECE2013

The clinical characteristics of pain in patients with pituitary adenomas

Dimopoulou Christina , Athanasoulia Anastasia , Hanisch Erik , Held Stefanie , Toelle Thomas , Sprenger Till , Zieglgansberger Walter , Pfister Hildegard , Roemmler Josephine , Schopohl Jochen , Stalla Guenter , Sievers Caroline

Introduction: Clinical presentation of pituitary adenomas frequently involves pain, particularly headache, probably due to both structural and functional properties of the tumour.Design: In a retrospective analysis, we investigated clinical characteristics of pain in 277 patients with pituitary disease (n=81 acromegaly; n=50 Cushing’s disease; n=86 prolactinoma; n=60 non-functioning pituitary adenoma). Specific pa...