Endocrine Abstracts

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...