Controversial issues in the management of hyperprolactinemia and prolactinomas : an overview by the Neuroendocrinology Department of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Prolactinomas are the most common pituitary adenomas (approximately 40% of cases), and they represent an important cause of hypogonadism and infertility in both sexes. The magnitude of prolactin (PRL) elevation can be useful in determining the etiology of hyperprolactinemia. Indeed, PRL levels >...

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Main Authors: Vilar, Lucio, Abucham, Julio, Albuquerque, José Luciano, Araujo, Luiz Antônio, Azevedo, Monalisa F., Boguszewski, Cesar Luiz, Casulari, Luiz Augusto, Cunha Neto, Malebranche B. C., Czepielewski, Mauro Antonio, Duarte, Felipe H. G., Faria, Manuel dos S., Gadelha, Monica R., Garmes, Heraldo M., Glezer, Andrea, Gurgel, Maria Helane, Jallad, Raquel S., Martins, Manoel, Miranda, Paulo A. C., Montenegro, Renan M., Musolino, Nina R. C., Naves, Luciana Ansaneli, Ribeiro-Oliveira Júnior, Antônio, Silva, Cíntia M. S., Viecceli, Camila, Bronstein, Marcello D.
Format: Artigo
Language: English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia 2019
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Online Access: http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/33729
http://dx.doi.org/10.20945/2359-3997000000032
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