J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1992 May;21(5):561-566.
Preoperative Bromocriptine Treatment of the Large Pituitary Adenoma
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, Korea.
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- 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.
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