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| Issue : 5 | Page : 685-687 |
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Giant pubertal prolactinoma: Complete resolution following short term carbegoline treatment
A Oguz, D Tuzun, M Sahin, K Gul
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
A Oguz
Kayseri Road 10 km Avsar Campus. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, 46100, Kahramanmaras
Turkey
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DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.188693
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Prolactinomas are the most common pituitary tumors but rarely seen in adolescent males. There is no indication for surgery both in micro- and macro-adenomas unless an urgent treatment is necessary. First line treatment is always medical with dopamine agonists. In this report, we presented a patient with pubertal arrest and giant prolactinoma that disappeared in a short time with cabergoline treatment. |
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