- 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...
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polycystic ovary syndrome. In
cases of tumor-related hyperprolactinemia,
prolactinoma is the most
common culprit of
consistently high
levels of
prolactin as...
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frequent abnormality of the
anterior pituitary tumors,
termed prolactinomas.
Prolactinomas may
disrupt the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis as prolactin...
- transformation, they will give rise to a
prolactinoma, a prolactin-secreting
pituitary adenoma.
Prolactinoma is a
tumor of the
pituitary gland that is...
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hormone (GH).[medical
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Excess prolactin may
result in a
prolactinoma Excess GH
results in gigantism, the
severity of
gigantism depends on...
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pituitary gland is one
cause of galactorrhea. This
pituitary tumor,
prolactinoma,
results in an
overproduction of prolactin, or hyperprolactinemia. This...
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pituitary adenoma can
cause symptoms of
increased intracranial pressure.
Prolactinomas often start to give
symptoms especially during pregnancy, when the increased...
- compression. Very high
prolactin levels, though,
point more
strongly towards a
prolactinoma (prolactin-secreting tumor). The
diagnosis of
hypopituitarism is made...
- to
which patients generally respond well. The most
common subtype,
prolactinoma, is seen more
often in women, and is
frequently diagnosed during pregnancy...
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Hypopituitarism (or Panhypopituitarism)
Pituitary tumors Pituitary adenomas Prolactinoma (or Hyperprolactinemia) Acromegaly, gigantism,
dwarfism Cushing's disease...
