prolactinoma
Sign in to saveAlso known as PITUITARY ADENOMA, PROLACTIN-SECRETING, Prolactinoma of Pituitary gland, familial prolactinoma, Prolactinoma, Familial, Prolactin Producing Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactin Secreting Pituitary Gland Adenoma, PRL-secreting pituitary adenoma, Prolactin Producing Adenoma of the Pituitary
A prolactinoma is a tumor (adenoma) of the pituitary gland that produces the hormone prolactin. It is the most common type of functioning pituitary tumor. Symptoms of prolactinoma are due to abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood (hyperprolactinemia), or due to pressure of the tumor on surrounding brain tissue and/or the optic nerves. Based on its size, a prolactinoma may be classified as a microprolactinoma (10mm diameter).
Key facts
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Research
5,349 papers- Approach to the Patient With Prolactinoma.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2023
- Treatment of Prolactinoma.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022
- Prolactinoma in postmenopausal women: a systematic review.Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2024
- [Prolactinoma].Przeglad lekarski · 2009
- MicroRNAs in Dopamine Agonist-Resistant Prolactinoma.Neuroendocrinology · 2022
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Infertility
- Causes
- Pathogenesis
- Splicing factor 3B1
- Vision problems and headaches
- Other causes of elevated prolactin
- Diagnosis
- Imaging
- Biochemical testing
- Treatments
- Medications
- Surgery
- Prognosis
- Osteoporosis risk
- Pregnancy and oral birth control
- Epidemiology
- See also
- References
- External links
A prolactinoma is a tumor (adenoma) of the pituitary gland that produces the hormone prolactin. It is the most common type of functioning pituitary tumor. Symptoms of prolactinoma are due to abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood (hyperprolactinemia), or due to pressure of the tumor on surrounding brain tissue and/or the optic nerves. Based on its size, a prolactinoma may be classified as a microprolactinoma (10mm diameter).
== Signs and symptoms ==
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