4 结果
BACKGROUND
Germinomas are sensitive to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. However, there has been no report involving in the potential therapeutic effect of dopamine agonists (DAs) such as bromocriptine on germinomas.
METHODS
A 20-year-old female was presented with bitemporal visual disturbance and
A 32-year-old woman with secondary amenorrhea was found to have an elevated level of serum prolactin, partial diabetes insipidus, and a subtle visual field defect. A primary intrasellar tumor was noted on the computed tomographic scan. Although the tumor had some characteristics of a prolactinoma,
Germ cell tumors (GCT) are a heterogeneous group of lesions whose origin is not well established. Several cases of primary intrasellar germinomas have been reported, however non-germinomatous GCT have rarely been described. We report the case of a young adult male patient with a mixed GCT that
Success in the treatment of pituitary tumours depends on their size and invasiveness so that early detection is imperative. Immediate cure of microadenomas is assured by trans-sphenoidal microsurgery although longterm results are not yet established. Complete removal of large tumours is less likely