Hook effect: a case study of a giant invasive prolactinoma in pregnancy with falsely low serum prolactin [PDF]
Prolactinoma is the most common type of pituitary adenoma characterized by excessive production of the hormone prolactin, while the majority of tumours are benign.
Nikumbhe, Rahul D. +3 more
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The Heterogeneity of Serum hPRL in a Patient with a Giant Prolactinoma
Folia Endocrinologica Japonica, 1984 The heterogeneity of hPRL in the serum of a patient with a giant prolactinoma (hPRL 27 micrograms/ml) was studied employing gel chromatography, RIA and lymphoma cell bioassay. After gel filtration of serum sample on Sephadex G-100 (superfine) column, a few hPRL peaks were detected by RIA.
TANAKA, Toshiaki +2 more
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A rare case of a giant prolactinoma with atypical histological features: 5 years of follow-up [PDF]
Background Giant prolactinomas are rare in childhood and adolescence and represent a challenge in diagnosis and management. Case presentation A 15.7-year-old male adolescent presented with short stature and delayed puberty.
Paltoglou, George +3 more
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Pediatric Giant Prolactinoma Presenting With Acute Obstructive Hydrocephalus and Intracranial Hypertension. [PDF]
J Endocr Soc, 2021 Hendrix G +5 more
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Association between p16(cdkn2a) c540g polymorphism and tumor behavior in prolactinoma: A single-center study [PDF]
, 2014 Pituitary tumors usually originate as benign sporadic adenomas and develop into invasive and aggressive tumors such as prolactinomas, which are common functioning pituitary adenomas. The aim of the present study was to examine the association between the
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Giant Prolactinoma in an 18 Year Old Woman [PDF]
Las prolactinomas gigantes son raros y constituyen solo el 1-2% de los prolactinomas. Se definen como prolactinomas gigantes cuando miden más de 4 cm, con un nivel sérico de prolactina ≥1.000ng/ml.
Becerra Cruz, José Carlos
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A case of acute hydrocephalus due to a giant prolactinoma rescued by transventricular neuroendoscopic tumorectomy. [PDF]
Surg Neurol Int, 2023 Iwamura H +6 more
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Treatment-resistant pediatric giant prolactinoma and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 [PDF]
, 2015 Background Pediatric pituitary adenomas are rare, accounting for A) being eventually identified in intron 4 of the MEN1 gene, potentially explaining the difficulties in management of this tumor.
Levine, MA +5 more
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