Table 2. Summary of reported PA cases in breast cancer treated with GnRH agonist.
Study | Age/sex | Drug (dose, mg) | Interval to PA | FSH, LH (mIU/mL) | Surgical treatment | MR finding |
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Voica et al. [8] | 53/F | Leuprolide (11.25) | 4 days | NA | Transsphenoidal surgery | Macroadenoma, 1.5 cm (description only) |
Present case | 52/F | Leuprolide (3.75) | 20 days | 3.9, 0.4 | Transsphenoidal surgery | PA with aseptic meningitis |
PA, pituitary apoplexy; GnRH, gonadotropin-releasing hormone; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; LH, luteinising hormone; F, female; NA, not available