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Giant prolactinomas presenting as skull base tumors

Surgical Neurology, 2002
Prolactinomas invading the skull base are rare, and could easily be confused with skull base tumors of nonpituitary origin.We report a series of 4 cases of giant prolactinomas invading the skull base and presenting with atypical symptoms. Case 1 presented with a short history of headache and nasal obstruction.
MINNITI, GIUSEPPE, JAFFRAIN REA ML, SANTORO, Antonio, ESPOSITO, Vincenzo, FERRANTE, Luigi, DELFINI, Roberto, CANTORE, Giampaolo   +6 more
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[Invasive giant prolactinoma].

Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola, 1998
Large prolactin-secreting tumors are rare and their endocrinological and surgical management may be complex. We report the case of a patient with a prolonged history of unilateral tinnitus and sensation of a stopped-up ear who had a very large, invasive and aggressive tumor of the sphenoidal region with bone destruction, invasion of structures in every
L J, Domínguez Ugidos, J, Martínez Subías, A, Urpegui García, E, Sancho Serrano, J I, Alfonso Collado, H, Vallés Varela   +5 more
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Giant basal prolactinoma extending into the nasal cavity

Surgical Neurology, 1992
An unusual case of a giant prolactinoma extending to the nasopharynx and nasal cavity is presented. A 35-year-old man admitted for nasal obstruction and visual disturbances was found to have bilateral anosmia, right homonymous hemianopsia, and a right hemiparesis. The serum prolactin level was 13,300 ng/mL.
Y, Iwai, A, Hakuba, V K, Khosla, M, Nishikawa, J, Katsuyama, Y, Inoue, S, Nishimura   +6 more
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Giant prolactinomas in adolescence: an uncommon cause of blindness

Child's Nervous System, 2006
Prolactinomas in childhood and adolescence are rare. However, in male patients in particular they may become extremely large and invasive, resulting in visual impairment without necessarily producing endocrine symptoms.We report on two adolescent males who presented with deteriorating vision over a long period of time and who had optic atrophy on ...
Patrick, Semple, Graham, Fieggen, Jeannette, Parkes, Naomi, Levitt   +3 more
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Nephrotic-Range Proteinuria in a Patient With a Giant Prolactinoma

American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2008
We report for the first time a case of nephrotic-range proteinuria adequately controlled by using dopamine agonists. A 40-year-old man was studied because of persistent asymptomatic nephrotic proteinuria despite lifestyle modifications and treatment with converting enzyme inhibitors. The renal biopsy specimen did not show histopathologic changes.
Manuel, Heras, Pedro, Iglesias, María J, Fernández-Reyes, Rosa, Sánchez, María J, Jiménez, Henar, Muñoz, Pilar, Tajada, Jacinto, Duarte   +7 more
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Cystic Giant Prolactinoma in Childhood

2022
Giant prolactinomas are rare tumours, with a prevalence of0.5–4.4% among all pituitary tumours. In the literature, relativelyfew series describing their management and outcomes are available; moreover, only individual case reports of giant prolactinomasin children have been documented.We report a 10-year-old boy presented with painless progressive ...
Bocek, Alp Ozgun, KINALI ÇETİN, YASEMİN, POYRAZ, AYLAR, ÇAMURDAN, MAHMUT ORHUN, BİDECİ, AYSUN, SOLMAZ, NİHAN, PINARLI, FARUK GÜÇLÜ, DÖĞER, ESRA   +7 more
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An unusual presentation of a giant prolactinoma

Endocrine Abstracts, 2023
Martha McKenna, Emmeline Heffernan
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Giant Prolactinomas

The Endocrinologist, 1996
Keh-Chuan Loh, Allan H. Shlossberg, Roger S. Rittmasterr, Renn O. Holness   +3 more
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Giant prolactinoma requiring surgery

Endocrine Abstracts, 2023
Maria Omer, Janki Panicker
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Giant Prolactinoma

Endocrine Practice, 2009
Roger Kulstad, John S. Kuo, Yoram Shenker   +2 more
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