ISSN:
1471-0528
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Thirty-six women with sustained hyperprolactinaemia, 29 showing radiological abnormality of the pituitary fossa, were managed conservatively; 28 accepted bromocriptine treatment which controlled hyperprolactinaemia in all and was associated with improvement in the radiological appearance of the pituitary in 4 cases. Two of the 8 patients who did not accept bromocriptine showed radiological extension of the pituitary lesion; one showed radiological improvement. Bromocriptine should be regarded as a drug to control the pituitary tumour, not merely one which inhibits the endocrine effects.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1980.tb04590.x