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Comment
. 2010 Apr;6(4):186-8.
doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2009.278.

Pituitary gland: can prolactinomas be cured medically?

Mark E Molitch
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Pituitary gland: can prolactinomas be cured medically?

Mark E Molitch. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

A systematic review and meta-analysis by Dekkers et al. has assessed the effects of dopamine agonist withdrawal in patients with hyperprolactinemia. But not all dopamine agonists are the same, and much depends on the criteria for patient selection and the drug withdrawal strategy.

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