Discrimination of prolactinoma from hyperprolactinemic non-functioning adenoma

JW Hong, MK Lee, SH Kim, EJ Lee - Endocrine, 2010 - Springer
The objective of this study was to evaluate characteristics that discriminate prolactinoma
from non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma with hyperprolactinemia. We included 117 …

Hyperprolactinaemia is associated with a higher prevalence of pituitary–adrenal dysfunction in non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma

G Tjeerdsma, WJ Sluiter, JM Hew… - European journal of …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Tjeerdsma G, Sluiter WJ, Hew JM, Molenaar WM, de Lange WE, Dullaart RPF.
Hyperprolactinaemia is associated with a higher prevalence of pituitary—adrenal …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of hyperprolactinemia in non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas

F Zhang, Y Huang, C Ding, G Huang… - International Journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: The prevalence of hyperprolactinemia in non-functioning pituitary
macroadenomas (NFPMAs) is not well known, and hyperprolactinemia caused by a NFPMA …

Serum prolactin concentration at presentation of non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas

LA Behan, EP O'Sullivan, N Glynn, C Woods… - Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Objective: Serum PRL levels at presentation may be useful in distinguishing between
disconnection hyperprolactinemia in non-secretory pituitary adenomas and prolactinomas in …

Clinical and radiographic characteristics related to hyperprolactinemia in nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas

SS Park, JH Kim, YH Kim, JH Lee, YS Dho, CS Shin - World Neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Hyperprolactinemia in patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs)
has been explained by the stalk compression of large pituitary adenomas. However, not all …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic pitfalls of hyperprolactinemia: the importance of sequential pituitary imaging

T Kawaguchi, Y Ogawa, T Tominaga - BMC Research Notes, 2014 - Springer
Background The purpose of this study is to confirm whether the serum prolactin cut-off value
is definitive to distinguish prolactinoma and non-functioning pituitary adenoma with …

Is a stable or decreasing prolactin level in a patient with prolactinoma a surrogate marker for lack of tumor growth?

AG Alkabbani, SY Mon, B Hatipoglu, L Kennedy… - Pituitary, 2014 - Springer
The optimal interval for follow-up imaging of patients with prolactinomas is unclear. We wish
to determine the likelihood of tumor enlargement in patients with prolactinomas who have a …

Increased body weight associated with prolactin secreting pituitary adenomas: weight loss with normalization of prolactin levels

Y Greenman, K Tordjman, N Stern - Clinical endocrinology, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE Hyperprolactinaemia in humans may be associated with a high prevalence of
obesity but the nature of this link is poorly defined. The aim of this study was to establish the …

Do the limits of serum prolactin in disconnection hyperprolactinaemia need re‐definition? A study of 226 patients with histologically verified non‐functioning pituitary …

N Karavitaki, G Thanabalasingham… - Clinical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background The differentiation of a pituitary non‐functioning macroadenoma from a
macroprolactinoma is important for planning appropriate therapy. Serum PRL levels have …

Two-step development of a pituitary adenoma: from hyperprolactinemic syndrome to Cushing's disease

RG Gheri, W Boddi, F Ammannati, J Olivotto… - Journal of …, 1997 - Springer
In this report we describe the case of a young female patient with amenorrhea-galactorrhea
syndrome apparently due to pituitary PRL-secreting adenoma who, after three years of …