Untreated Giant Macroprolactinoma with Chronic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage: An Unusual Complication

Macroprolactinoma has the potential to cause base of skull erosion and often extends into the sphenoid sinus. Rapid shrinkage of this invasive tumor following dopamine agonist therapy has been postulated to cause unplugging of the eroded area, leading to cerebrospinal fluid leakage. To the best of o...

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Autors principals: Mohamad Nazrulhisham Mad Naser, Nor Azizah Aziz, Noor Khairiah A. Karim
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Col·lecció:Case Reports in Endocrinology
Accés en línia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4825357