# A Peculiar Case of Cabergoline Response to a Non-functioning Cystic Pituitary Adenoma in a Young Adult Male

## TL;DR

A young man's non-functioning pituitary tumor nearly disappeared with cabergoline, suggesting drug treatment may be an option.

## Contribution

This case report introduces pharmacotherapy as a potential treatment for non-functioning pituitary adenomas.

## Key findings

- Pharmacotherapy with cabergoline led to near tumor disappearance in a non-functioning pituitary adenoma case.
- The patient exhibited non-traditional symptoms of a cystic pituitary adenoma.
- Cabergoline response challenges the standard surgical approach for such tumors.

## Abstract

We present an interesting case of a cystic, pituitary adenoma that showed up insidiously with non-traditional clinical symptoms. The standard of care for non-functioning pituitary adenomas is transsphenoidal surgery. However, with pharmacotherapy using cabergoline (a dopamine receptor agonist), the patient had a near disappearance of the tumor. This case report seeks to add to the medical literature the possibility of pharmacotherapy for treating non-functional pituitary adenomas.