Enlargement of a prolactin-secreting pituitary microadenoma during bromocriptine treatment. Case report.
A patient with prolactin-secreting pituitary microadenoma was treated with bromocriptine, 5 mg daily for 1 year. Despite normalization of prolactin levels throughout the treatment period, partial destruction of the sellar floor with growth of the adenoma into sphenoidal sinus were evident in a control tomography performed at the end of the treatment.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism*
D001971:Bromocriptine; D011388:Prolactin