Dopaminergic resistance in a case of invasive macroprolactinoma

J Endocrinol Invest. 1993 Jun;16(6):443-7. doi: 10.1007/BF03348879.

Abstract

Invasive prolactinoma is a relatively infrequent variety of macroprolactinoma characterized by a fast and aggressive growth, with infiltration to adjacent structures, and whose management is frequently difficult. We present the case of a fatal invasive macroprolactinoma in whom resistance to different dopaminergic drugs developed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Dopamine Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Resistance
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / pathology
  • Prolactinoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Prolactinoma / drug therapy*
  • Prolactinoma / pathology
  • Radiography

Substances

  • Dopamine Agents