Low recurrence rate after partial hypophysectomyfor prolactinoma: the predictive value ofdynamic prolactin function tests

Abstract

In carefully selected patients, partial hypophysectomy is an acceptable alternative to medical treatment for prolactinoma. Preoperatively, dynamic tests accurately identified those patients whose hyperprolactinaemia was non-adenomatous in origin and, post-operatively, identified a subgroup of patients at increased risk of late recurrence.