ISSN: 1300-0292 İndekslendiği Dizinler: SCIENCE CITATION INDEX EXPANDED CINAHL, Index Copernicus, Chemical Abstracts (CA), Excerpta Medica / EMBASE Dil: Türkçe, İngilizce İçerik: Orijinal Araştırma, Derleme, Editöre Mektup, Olgu Sunumu, Tıp Eğitimi, Tıbbi Kitap İncelemeleri
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Prolactinoma And Pregnancy: Medical Management Of A Case With Pituitary Macroadenoma
Dr. Deniz BELEN,a Dr. Serkan ŞİMŞEK,a Dr. Levent GÜRSESa
aNöroşirürji Kliniği, SB Ankara Dışkapı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, ANKARA Current medical therapies have made pregnancy possible for women harboring prolactinomas. The purpose of this report is to present a macroprolactinoma-patient, who responded to medical therapy well and conceived successfully.
In a 23-year-old woman, who had macroprolactinoma, tumor was shrunk by dopamine agonist therapy into sellar boundaries in 8 months and she became pregnant. She was followed-up during the gestational period until delivery without any problem.
With multi-disciplinary approach and using appropriate medical therapy, pregnancy may be achieved in women harboring macroprolactinomas and they can give birth to healthy babies.Keywords: Therapy, pregnancy, prolactinomaTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2006, 26:104-106
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