Treatment of Prolactin-Producing Pituitary Tumors

For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.

Treatment may include the following:

• Drug therapy to stop the tumor from making prolactin and to stop the tumor from growing.
• Surgery to remove the tumor (transsphenoidal surgery or craniotomy) when the tumor does not respond to drug therapy or when the patient cannot take the drug.
• Radiation therapy.
• Surgery followed by radiation therapy.

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