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Post-Operative Use of Dopamine Agonist in Management of Remaining Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenoma

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Abstract Background: Complete tumor elimination via transsphe-noidal surgical operation is frequently hard for large non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs). A confirmed medical treating might be beneficial for their managing. Aim of Study: To investigate the effectiveness of dopamine agonist medication in decreasing or avoiding the re-growing of NFPA after ward surgical operation. Patients and Methods: This was a prospective, randomized, clinical trial done in Al-Azhar University Hospitals was conducted on 20 patients experienced primary transsphenoidal surgical operation for pituitary adenoma management, the study was carried out through a period of 12 months from March 2020 to March 2021. Results: Tumour reduction rate of remaining cancer mass was significantly higher in medically-treated group, while tumour growing rate of remaining tumour mass was signifi-cantly elevated in controls. Conclusion: Cabergoline (dopamine agonist was an ef-fective medication for the treatment of remaining NFPA, and its usage was accompanying with an elevated tumour shrink-agerates.

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10.21608/mjcu.2021.185003

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Dopamine Agonists (DA), Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenoma (NFPA)

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AHMED

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ADEL AYAD, M.D.

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The Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University

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89

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June

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22430

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2021-06-01

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2021-03-23

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2021-06-01

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1,155

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1,162

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0045-3803

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2536-9806

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The Medical Journal of Cairo University

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Post-Operative Use of Dopamine Agonist in Management of Remaining Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenoma

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22 Jan 2023