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prolactinoma


  • prolactin level usually >100 ng/ml
  • variable size
  • hormone level do not closely correlate with tumor size
  • tx: bromocriptine
  • female: during childbearing age
    • amenorrhea
    • galactorrhea
  • male: headache
  • impotence
  • visual disturbances
  • **see pituitary adenoma


Yong H. Hahn, MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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