Prolactinomas (pituitary adenomas that secrete prolactin and as a result can cause amenorrhea/infertility/lactation) can be treated with dopamine agonists like cabergoline. This is because dopamine normally inhibits pituitary prolactin production. In many cases, tumors can completely involute with pharmacologic therapy alone.
akjs16It's not prolactinoma. A prolactinoma this size will be assoicated wth serum prolactin between 200-1000 ng/ml according to UTD. It must be a nonlactroph adenoma and should be treated with surgery. I don't what's wrong with this question.+
akjs16It's not prolactinoma. A prolactinoma this size will be assoicated wth serum prolactin between 200-1000 ng/ml according to UTD. It must be a nonlactroph adenoma and should be treated with surgery. BTW, nonlactroph adenoma can compress pituitary stalk and cause hyperprolactinemia. I don't know what wrong with this question.+
cintia05I think it is prolactinoma. Prolactin >200 is diagnostic, but it doesn't mean it cannot be less than that. The treatment for prolactinoma up to 3cm is cabergoline. So I believe that is the concept that they are trying to get from us. +2
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Prolactinomas (pituitary adenomas that secrete prolactin and as a result can cause amenorrhea/infertility/lactation) can be treated with dopamine agonists like cabergoline. This is because dopamine normally inhibits pituitary prolactin production. In many cases, tumors can completely involute with pharmacologic therapy alone.