## Abstract Eight patients with amenorrhea, galactorrhea, and hyperprolactinemia underwent excision of pituitary adenomas by means of a microsurgical pro cedure that used a transsphenoidal approach. Prolactin values returned to normal in five of the patients and were significantly lower in three. F
Prolactin-producing pituitary adenoma associated with prolactin cell hyperplasia
β Scribed by Sergio Vidal; Eva Horvath; Luis V. Syro; Humberto Uribe; Sandy Cohen; Kalman Kovacs
- Book ID
- 111638446
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 526 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1046-3976
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