Prolactinomas, An interdisciplinary approach : : Proceedings of the International Symposium on Prolactinomas Graz (Austria), April 29 – May 2, 1984 / / ed. by Georg Leb, Gerhard Tscherne, Gerhard F. Walter, Ludwig M. Auer, Wolfgang Urdl.

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• MitwirkendeR: Agrimonti, F.,; Aleshire, S. L.,; Alfonso, J. M.,; Althoff, P.-H.,; Alvarez, F.,; Andreeva, M.,; Angeli, A.,; Anile, C.,; Auer, L. M.,; Balériaux, D.,; Barberino, A.,; Bardé, B.,; Becker, D. P.,; Benco, R.,; Bennink, H. J. T. Coelingh,; Bergh, T.,; Bergström, K.,; Bertolissi, F.,; Biro, G.,; Bobest, M.,; Bock, W. J.,; Bosadjieva, E.,; Bosland, M. C.,; Bossolo, P. A.,; Bradley, C. A.,; Brihmat-Aliali, F.,; Brotchi, J.,; Bruyntjes, J. P.,; Buchfelder, M.,; Bálint, K.,; Carayon, A.,; Cassinari, V.,; Cecotto, C.,; Cerdán, A.,; Cervesato, D.,; Cervós-Navarro, J.,; Cianci, G.,; Corsini, R.,; Cozzi, A.,; Cruz, V. E.,; D\x27Haens, J.,; Daguati, M. M.,; Daun, M.,; Dayeh, R.,; Denayer, J. P.,; Denk, H.,; Dordević, P.,; Durić, D.,; Désir, D.,; Elfi, R.,; Eversmann, T.,; Fabris, G.,; Faglia, G.,; Fahlbusch, R.,; Ferrari, E.,; Ferrari, L.,; Fetirle, G.,; Flament-Durand, J.,; Fliickiger, E.,; Frajria, R.,; Fukami, T.,; Fukushima, T.,; Gaham, N.,; Galvan, G.,; Garzarelli, S. F.,; Gazsó, L.,; Gen, M.,; Gennes, J. L. de,; Georgiev, Tch.,; Gerards, L. J.,; Giannattasio, G.,; Gianola, D.,; Gottswinter, J. M.,; Grimelius, L.,; Hacker, H.,; Han, R.,; Hermann, G. J.,; Heshmati, H. M.,; Holz, G.,; Hugosson, R.,; Hutting, A.-L.,; Höfler, H.,; Iglesias, J.,; Imberger, T.,; Ito, A.,; Jacobs, H. S.,; Jambart, S.,; Jautzke, G.,; Jiirgensen, O.,; Jungmann, E.,; Kajiwara, H.,; Karagiozov, K.,; Karagiozov, L.,; Kechaiov, A.,; Kirilov, G.,; Kroes, R.,; Kuper, C. F.,; L\x27Hermite, M.,; Landgraf, R.,; Landolt, A. M.,; Leb, G.,; Leicht, E.,; Leicht, H.,; Leonardi, M.,; Lierheimer, A.,; Luger, A.,; Lundberg, P. O.,; Magnani, L.,; Malra, G.,; Mancini, A.,; Manojlović, D.,; Marelli, G.,; Marinis, L. De,; Mashiter, Κ.,; Mastrogiacomo, I.,; Matsumoto, Κ.,; Menini, E.,; Micić, D.,; Mingrino, S.,; Mićić, J.,; Mockel, J.,; Montini, M.,; Mori,,; Moriondo, P.,; Muhr, C.,; Mukada, K.,; Naito, M.,; Nakagawa, Y.,; Nardi, F. De,; Nelson, A. T.,; Nesselrooij, J. H. J. van,; Neśović, M.,; Nillius, S. J.,; Nissim, M.,; Nosari, I.,; Ohta, M.,; Olsson, Y.,; Ordás, J.,; Pagani, G.,; Pagani, M. D.,; Parent, A. D.,; Pari, F. F.,; Parodi, D.,; Pavlica, S.,; Pemeczky, A.,; Pepperell, R. J.,; Platonova, E.,; Popović, Y.,; Pásztor, E.,; Pérez-Alvarez, M.,; Radmanović, S.,; Rjosk, H. Κ.,; Roda, J. M.,; Rojanasakul, A.,; Roosen, N.,; Roselli, R.,; Rossi, G. F.,; Saeger, W.,; Sakoda, K.,; Sala, P.,; Salmoiraghi, M.,; Scanarini, M.,; Scaperrotta, R. C.,; Schatz, H.,; Schneider, G. H.,; Schneider, G.,; Schrell, U.,; Schöffling, K.,; Schöffling, Κ.,; Serafini, E.,; Shinohara, S.,; Slowik, F.,; Spada, A.,; Stahle, J.,; Stracke, H.,; Symon, L.,; Taboga, C.,; Tscherne, G.,; Tucker, H. St. G.,; Turpin, G.,; Uozumi, T.,; Urdl, W.,; Urdí, W.,; Vallerino, V.,; Walter, G. F.,; Warnkross, A.,; Warnkross, H.,; Watanabe, K.,; Werder, K. v.,; Werder, K. von,; Werner, S.,; Wide, L.,; Wit, W. de,; Yamanaka, M.,; Zapf, J.,; Ziegler, R.,; Zierski, J.,
• HerausgeberIn: Auer, Ludwig M.,; Leb, Georg,; Tscherne, Gerhard,; Urdl, Wolfgang,; Walter, Gerhard F.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2015]; ©1985
• Year of Publication: 2015
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• Language: English
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Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. Morphology -- Structure and ultrastructure of prolactinomas -- Prolactinomas and mixed adenomas with prolactin cells: an immunohistochemical study of the subcellular localization of hormones -- Immunocytochemical, chemical and nuclear-DNA studies of pituitary tumours -- Hyperplasia of prolactin pituitary cells with or with out microadenoma -- Hormone-secretion in cell culture of microprolacti nomas, periadenomatous tissue and capsules -- Immunocytochemical, ultrastructural and culture characteristics of prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas -- Immunohìstochemical hormone determinations in pituitary adenomas in comparison with endocrinological findings in vivo -- New immunocytochemical observations in prolactinomas -- Problematic divergencies between clinical and immunocytochemical findings in prolactinomas -- Necrosis of prolactinoma cells after bromocriptine treatment -- Spontaneous pituitary lesions and plasma prolactin levels in rats -- II. Radiology -- CT-findings in pituitary adenomas -- Comparative study of normal subjects and cases with microadenoma on high-resolution computed tomography -- III. Endocrinological and clinical aspects -- Actions of dopamine receptor agonists at the pituitary level -- Dopamine and prolactinomas -- Rhythmometric study of the circadian profile of plasma prolactin in patients with prolactinoma or empty sella syndrome -- Prolactin responses to thyrotropin-releasing hormone, metoclopramide and insulin-induced hypoglycaemia in hyperprolactinaemic and normoprolactinaemic patients -- Evidence for functional impairment of growth hormone secretion in prolactinoma -- TSH response to dopamine receptor blockade in women with PRL-secreting microadenoma: Long effect of surgical removal -- Prolactin and TSH responses to TRH and domperidone in delayed puberty -- Anterior pituitary function in patients with prolactinomas -- Pituitary adenomas with hyperprolactinaemia in males -- Prolactinoma in multiple endocrine neoplasia type I -- Recurrence of hyperprolactinaemia detected in long-term follow-up of surgically normalized microprolactinomas -- Impairment of pituitary hormone secretion in patients with prolactinoma -- IV. Surgical treatment -- The recurrence of pituitary adenoma — a management challenge -- Transsphenoidal operations for prolactinomas -- Prolactinomas: surgical results in 96 cases -- Effect of transsphenoidal surgery on pituitary function -- Transsphenoidal microsurgical treatment of 77 prolactinomas -- Review of 56 prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas -- The effect of transsphenoidal selective microadenomectomy on patients with prolactinomas -- Surgical results and long-term follow-up in female and male prolactinomas -- Otoliquorrhoea in large prolactinomas. Pathomechanism and surgical management -- Invasive prolactinomas in adolescents -- Residual anterior pituitary function following transsphenoidal resection of pituitary macroadenomas -- Long-term follow-up of prolactinomas. Clinical and morphologic correlation -- Clinicopathologîcal and neurosurgical comparative analysis of operated recurrent prolactinomas and non-secreting chromophobe pituitary adenomas -- V. Pharmacotherapy -- New aspects of medical treatment of prolactinomas -- Conservative management of prolactinoma -- Effect of bromocriptine therapy on large prolactinomas -- Macroprolactinomas in male patients: efficiency of treatment with a new dopaminergic drug (CU 32-085-Sandoz), tumour calcification and relative significance of preoperative tumour volume regression as estimated by CT-scan -- Evidence for spontaneous tumour shrinkage in a 45-year-old patient with a 20-year history of untreated microprolactinoma -- The influence of various forms of treatment on serum levels of prolactin, growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors I and II in patients with hyperprolactinaemia and acromegaly -- Persisting partial suppression of growth hormone excess in acromegaly after long term treatment with bromocriptine -- Medical and surgical treatment of micro and macroprolactinomas: seven years follow-up of 65 cases -- VI. Aspects of gynecology and obstetrics -- Management of prolactinomas in pregnancy -- Long-term follow-up of hyperprolactinaemia in women -- Prophylactic bromocriptine treatment during pregnancy of women with macroprolactinomas: report of thirteen pregnancies -- Natural regression after pregnancy of a CT visualized microprolactinoma -- Prolactin levels and ovarian function after surgical treatment of prolactinomas -- Pregnancies after treatment of prolactinomas: course and complications -- Psychosomatic findings in patients with elevated prolactin -- List of contributors -- Authors' index -- Subject index