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What is your treatment strategy for pregnant patients with newly discovered prolactinomas?

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Neurosurgery · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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There are a few factors in this decision, with lots of subtle variations. Some factors to consider are: 1) how big is the tumor (microadenoma versus macroadenoma), and 2) are there any symptoms other than elevated prolactin (e.g., visual field defect)?

Assuming there are no major compressive symptom...

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