Cerebellar metastasis from a prolactinoma during treatment with bromocriptine
- 1 October 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 55 (4), 615-619
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1981.55.4.0615
Abstract
✓ A 31-year-old woman developed a cerebellar metastasis from an invasive prolactin-secreting pituitary adenoma while undergoing treatment with bromocriptine. The metastatic tumor was totally excised. Metastatic spread of pituitary tumors within the central nervous system is reviewed briefly.Keywords
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