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Sex-Related Difference in the Growth of Prolactinomas: A Clinical and Proliferation Marker Study
1997-07-01
Abstract excerpt
Prolactinomas in women commonly present as small intrasellar tumors, but are usually much larger in men. This discrepancy has generally been attributed to differences in the delay before diagnosis. However, studies comparing clinical and pathological correlates of growth of these tumors in both sexes are lacking. We conducted a retrospective study comparing 45 men and 51 women bearing prolactinoma to determine whe...
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- 156afe0f-1138-5282-afc3-f309f155db57
- DOI
- 10.1210/jc.82.7.2102