Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. Morphology -- Structure and ultrastructure of prolactinomas / Landolt, A. M. -- Prolactinomas and mixed adenomas with prolactin cells: an immunohistochemical study of the subcellular localization of hormones / Jautzke, G. / Iglesias, J. -- Immunocytochemical, chemical and nuclear-DNA studies of pituitary tumours / Lundberg, P. O. / Muhr, C. / Grimelius, L. / Olsson, Y. / Hugosson, R. / Stahle, J. / Wide, L. / Bergström, K. -- Hyperplasia of prolactin pituitary cells with or with out microadenoma / Scanarini, M. / Mingrino, S. / Mastrogiacomo, I. / Serafini, E. / Cervesato, D. -- Hormone-secretion in cell culture of microprolacti nomas, periadenomatous tissue and capsules / Schrell, U. / Buchfelder, M. / Fahlbusch, R. / Mashiter, . -- Immunocytochemical, ultrastructural and culture characteristics of prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas / Bálint, K. / Gazsó, L. / Slowik, F. / Pásztor, E. -- Immunohìstochemical hormone determinations in pituitary adenomas in comparison with endocrinological findings in vivo / Schatz, H. / Daun, M. / Leicht, H. / Stracke, H. / Saeger, W. / Zierski, J. -- New immunocytochemical observations in prolactinomas / Höfler, H. / Walter, G. F. / Denk, H. -- Problematic divergencies between clinical and immunocytochemical findings in prolactinomas / Höfler, H. / Walter, G. F. / Leb, G. / Auer, L. M. / Cianci, G. / Tscherne, G. / Urdí, W. / Warnkross, H. / Schneider, G. -- Necrosis of prolactinoma cells after bromocriptine treatment / Gen, M. / Uozumi, T. / Ohta, M. / Sakoda, K. / Shinohara, S. / Mukada, K. / Ito, A. / Naito, M. / Kajiwara, H. / Mori -- Spontaneous pituitary lesions and plasma prolactin levels in rats / Nesselrooij, J. H. J. van / Kuper, C. F. / Bosland, M. C. / Bruyntjes, J. P. / Kroes, R. -- II. Radiology -- CT-findings in pituitary adenomas / Schneider, G. H. -- Comparative study of normal subjects and cases with microadenoma on high-resolution computed tomography / Nakagawa, Y. / Cervós-Navarro, J. / Matsumoto, . / Fukami, T. -- III. Endocrinological and clinical aspects -- Actions of dopamine receptor agonists at the pituitary level / Fliickiger, E. -- Dopamine and prolactinomas / Faglia, G. / Spada, A. / Moriondo, P. / Giannattasio, G. / Elfi, R. / Scaperrotta, R. C. / Nissim, M. -- Rhythmometric study of the circadian profile of plasma prolactin in patients with prolactinoma or empty sella syndrome / Ferrari, E. / Agrimonti, F. / Bossolo, P. A. / Frajria, R. / Daguati, M. M. / Magnani, L. / Marelli, G. / Cozzi, A. / Angeli, A. -- Prolactin responses to thyrotropin-releasing hormone, metoclopramide and insulin-induced hypoglycaemia in hyperprolactinaemic and normoprolactinaemic patients / Heshmati, H. M. / Turpin, G. / Gaham, N. / Brihmat-Aliali, F. / Jambart, S. / Carayon, A. / Gennes, J. L. de -- Evidence for functional impairment of growth hormone secretion in prolactinoma / Jungmann, E. / Althoff, P.-H. / Hermann, G. J. / Schöffling, K. -- TSH response to dopamine receptor blockade in women with PRL-secreting microadenoma: Long effect of surgical removal / Montini, M. / Salmoiraghi, M. / Pagani, M. D. / Parodi, D. / Gianola, D. / Ferrari, L. / Benco, R. / Nosari, I. / Sala, P. / Cassinari, V. / Pagani, G. -- Prolactin and TSH responses to TRH and domperidone in delayed puberty / Popovi, Y. / Mici, D. / Han, R. / Radmanovi, S. / Neovi, M. / Pavlica, S. / Dordevi, P. / Manojlovi, D. / Mii, J. / Duri, D. -- Anterior pituitary function in patients with prolactinomas / Luger, A. -- Pituitary adenomas with hyperprolactinaemia in males / Muhr, C. / Hutting, A.-L. / Lundberg, P. O. / Werner, S. -- Prolactinoma in multiple endocrine neoplasia type I / Gottswinter, J. M. / Fetirle, G./ Holz, G. / Ziegler, R. -- Recurrence of hyperprolactinaemia detected in long-term follow-up of surgically normalized microprolactinomas / Buchfelder, M. / Lierheimer, A. / Schrell, U. / Werder, K. v. / Fahlbusch, R. -- Impairment of pituitary hormone secretion in patients with prolactinoma / Leb, G. / Warnkross, H. / Auer, L. M. / Cianci, G. / Tscherne, G. / Urdí, W. / Walter, G. F. / Höfler, H. -- IV. Surgical treatment -- The recurrence of pituitary adenoma a management challenge / Symon, L. -- Transsphenoidal operations for prolactinomas / Fahlbusch, R. / Buchfelder, M. -- Prolactinomas: surgical results in 96 cases / Malra, G. / Rossi, G. F. / Anile, C. / Roselli, R. / Barberino, A. / Marinis, L. De / Mancini, A. / Menini, E. -- Effect of transsphenoidal surgery on pituitary function / Ohta, M. / Uozumi, T. / Sakoda, K. / Gen, M. / Shinohara, S. / Yamanaka, M. / Mukada, K. -- Transsphenoidal microsurgical treatment of 77 prolactinomas / Watanabe, K. / Fukushima, T. -- Review of 56 prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas / Pérez-Alvarez, M. / Roda, J. M. / Alvarez, F. / Ordás, J. / Cerdán, A. / Alfonso, J. M. -- The effect of transsphenoidal selective microadenomectomy on patients with prolactinomas / Bosadjieva, E. / Karagiozov, L. / Kechaiov, A. / Andreeva, M. / Platonova, E. / Karagiozov, K. / Georgiev, Tch. / Kirilov, G. -- Surgical results and long-term follow-up in female and male prolactinomas / Auer, L. M. / Cianci, G. / Leb, G. / Tscherne, G. / Walter, G. F. / Schneider, G. / Urdí, W. / Warnkross, H. / Höfler, H. -- Otoliquorrhoea in large prolactinomas. Pathomechanism and surgical management / Bobest, M. / Pemeczky, A. -- Invasive prolactinomas in adolescents / Parent, A. D. -- Residual anterior pituitary function following transsphenoidal resection of pituitary macroadenomas / Becker, D. P. / Nelson, A. T. / Tucker, H. St. G. -- Long-term follow-up of prolactinomas. Clinical and morphologic correlation / Aleshire, S. L. / Cruz, V. E. / Bradley, C. A. / Pari, F. F. -- Clinicopathologîcal and neurosurgical comparative analysis of operated recurrent prolactinomas and non-secreting chromophobe pituitary adenomas / Roosen, N. / Bock, W. J. -- V. Pharmacotherapy -- New aspects of medical treatment of prolactinomas / Werder, K. von / Eversmann, T. / Landgraf, R. / Rjosk, H. . -- Conservative management of prolactinoma / Jacobs, H. S. -- Effect of bromocriptine therapy on large prolactinomas / Galvan, G. / Imberger, T. -- Macroprolactinomas in male patients: efficiency of treatment with a new dopaminergic drug (CU 32-085-Sandoz), tumour calcification and relative significance of preoperative tumour volume regression as estimated by CT-scan / Mockel, J. / D'Haens, J. / Désir, D. / Denayer, J. P. / Dayeh, R. / L'Hermite, M. / Balériaux, D. / Flament-Durand, J. / Brotchi, J. -- Evidence for spontaneous tumour shrinkage in a 45-year-old patient with a 20-year history of untreated microprolactinoma / Jungmann, E. / Althoff, P.-H. / Hacker, H. / Schöffling, . -- The influence of various forms of treatment on serum levels of prolactin, growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors I and II in patients with hyperprolactinaemia and acromegaly / Stracke, H. / Zierski, J. / Zapf, J. / Schatz, H. -- Persisting partial suppression of growth hormone excess in acromegaly after long term treatment with bromocriptine / Leicht, E. / Biro, G. -- Medical and surgical treatment of micro and macroprolactinomas: seven years follow-up of 65 cases / Cecotto, C. / Leonardi, M. / Fabris, G. / Taboga, C. / Bertolissi, F. / Nardi, F. De -- VI. Aspects of gynecology and obstetrics -- Management of prolactinomas in pregnancy / Nillius, S. J. / Rojanasakul, A. / Bergh, T. -- Long-term follow-up of hyperprolactinaemia in women / Pepperell, R. J. -- Prophylactic bromocriptine treatment during pregnancy of women with macroprolactinomas: report of thirteen pregnancies / Wit, W. de / Bennink, H. J. T. Coelingh / Gerards, L. J. -- Natural regression after pregnancy of a CT visualized microprolactinoma / Garzarelli, S. F. / Corsini, R. / Vallerino, V. -- Prolactin levels and ovarian function after surgical treatment of prolactinomas / Tscherne, G. / Urdl, W. / Auer, L. M. / Cianci, G. / Leb, G. / Warnkross, A. -- Pregnancies after treatment of prolactinomas: course and complications / Urdl, W. / Tscherne, G. / Auer, L. M. / Cianci, G. / Leb, G. / Warnkross, H. -- Psychosomatic findings in patients with elevated prolactin / Jiirgensen, O. / Bardé, B. -- List of contributors -- Authors' index -- Subject index