Brain and optic chiasmal herniation following cabergoline treatment for a giant prolactinoma: wait or intervene?

Labrini Papanastasiou, Stelios Fountoulakis, Theodora Pappa, Konstantinos Liberopoulos, Dimosthenis Malliopoulos, Athina Markou, George Piaditis

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OBJECTIVE: Dopamine agonists (DA) are the treatment of choice in patients with macroprolactinomas. Brain and optic chiasm herniation are unusual complications following treatment with DA. REPORT: We present a case of a giant prolactinoma complicated by visual deterioration following cabergoline treatment …