Galactorrhoea and pituitary mass: a typical prolactinoma?
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Galactorrhoea following hypophysectomy in a boy with a prolactinoma.
An 18-year-old boy with delayed puberty was found to have a large prolactinoma. Hypophysectomy led to a fall in serum prolactin concentration, although it remained markedly elevated. The introduction of replacement therapy, including testosterone, resulted in painful swelling of the breasts and galactorrhoea. Bromocriptine therapy resulted in a cessation of galactorrhoea and normalization of se...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.76.894.232