Preoperative Bromocriptine Treatment of the Large Pituitary Adenoma.
- Author:
Sang Hoon LEE
1
;
Kyung Gi CHO
;
Moon Soo SIN
;
Nam JUNG
;
Kyung Woo PARK
;
Seung Kon HUH
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Large pituitary adenomas;
Bromocriptine
- MeSH:
Bromocriptine*;
Female;
Humans;
Pituitary Neoplasms*;
Prolactin;
Reference Values
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1992;21(5):561-566
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We treated 8 patients with large pituitary adenomas(4 females, 4 males) with bromocriptine. In all patients the level of prolactin was decreased to within the normal range and in most patients the size of tumor was decreased remarkably, high cure rate of large pituitary tumor fallowing operation after pretreated bromocriptine was obtained.
