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African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines
African Ethnomedicines Network
ISSN: 0189-6016
Vol. 9, No. 2, 2012, pp. 277-286
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Bioline Code: tc12039
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2012, pp. 277-286
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THE INFLUENCE OF PHYTOTHERAPY ON MACROPROLACTINOMA SIZE
Trogrlić, Ivo; Trogrlić, Dragan & Trogrlić, Zoran
Abstract
The study aims at demonstrating the efficiency of phytotherapy in macroprolactinoma downsizing. The
comparison of phytotherapeutic (PT) efficiency leant on medical records submitted by the patients prior to the PT
launch, indicating the diagnosis established based on the outcome of the nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI)
and/or computed tomography (CT) of the affected site and bringing the results of field-of-vision examination and
hormonal status determination. The insight into the documentation in reference provided the information on tumour
size and prolactin levels. The data in reference were compared against medical records submitted following
phytotherapy completion. This study brings the results of a five-year investigation into the influence of phytotherapy
on the size of macroprolactinomas. In patients responsive to this kind of treatment, tumour regression was witnessed
within 6 months of herbal remedy use. A substantial tumour downsizing was accompanied by vision restitution;
namely, in a number of cases, sight impairments are the first indicators of tumour presence. The basic parameters
used for phytotherapeutic efficiency estimation and follow-up were the size of the tumour and the state of the field-ofvision,
established both prior to and following phytotherapy. The results of the study presented herein unequivocally
demonstrated the efficiency of phytotherapy in macroprolactinoma tumour mass downsizing, providing therefore
solid grounds for the implementation of phytotherapy as a novel treatment modality of this tumour cluster.
Keywords
Phytotherapy; macroprolactinoma; visual field defect
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