Craniopharyngioma with hyperprolactinaemia due to a prolactinoma.
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Craniopharyngioma with hyperprolactinaemia due to a prolactinoma.
A case is presented in which a histologically proven prolactin secreting pituitary macroadenoma was associated with a large suprasellar craniopharyngioma. The pre-operative prolactin concentration was 8180 mU/l. Although hyperprolactinaemia up to 3000 mU/l in patients with a craniopharyngioma is usually due to stalk compression, greater values may indicate an associated prolactinoma.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.49.11.1305