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- Among the 85 prolactinomas [treated surgically, medically, or with radiotherapy] PRL levels were normalized in only 37 patients (44%).
- "Compared with pituitary adenomas in the non-MEN1 population, pituitary lesions in MEN1 are characterized by a higher frequency of macroadenomas and a worse response to treatment. This suggests that pituitary adenomas in MEN1 may be more aggressive than those occurring in the non-MEN1 patients."
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