Thursday, August 8, 2013

Pituitary micro-adenomas

• Tumour less than 10mm diameter

• Microadenomas enlarge during pregnancy but <2% of women will develop signs / symptoms - headache usually preceeds visual disturbance

• Serum prolactin levels are not useful in assessing tumour size in pregnancy

• Bromocriptine can safely be used in the first trimester. 


Breast-feeding is permitted without fear of stimulating tumour growth

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