"Prolactinoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pituitary adenoma which secretes PROLACTIN, leading to HYPERPROLACTINEMIA. Clinical manifestations include AMENORRHEA; GALACTORRHEA; IMPOTENCE; HEADACHE; visual disturbances; and CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA.
| Descriptor ID |
D015175
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.035.625 C04.588.322.609.792 C10.228.140.617.738.675.800 C19.344.609.792 C19.700.734.792
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| Concept/Terms |
Prolactinoma- Prolactinoma
- Prolactinomas
- Lactotroph Adenoma
- Adenoma, Lactotroph
- Adenomas, Lactotroph
- Lactotroph Adenomas
- Prolactinoma, Familial
- PRL-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
- PRL Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
- PRL-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas
- Pituitary Adenoma, PRL-Secreting
- Pituitary Adenomas, PRL-Secreting
- Prolactin-Producing Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactin-Producing
- Pituitary Adenomas, Prolactin-Producing
- Prolactin Producing Pituitary Adenoma
- Prolactin-Producing Pituitary Adenomas
- Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
- Prolactin Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
- Adenoma, Prolactin-Secreting, Pituitary
- Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactin-Secreting
- Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactin Secreting
- Pituitary Adenomas, Prolactin-Secreting
- Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prolactinoma" by people in Profiles.
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Pituitary Adenoma Deposit in the Nasolabial Region Following Sublabial Transsphenoidal Surgery in the Setting of Nelson Syndrome. J Craniofac Surg. 2020 Jan/Feb; 31(1):e68-e69.
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Brain and optic chiasmal herniation following cabergoline treatment for a giant prolactinoma: wait or intervene? Hormones (Athens). 2014 Apr-Jun; 13(2):290-5.
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Index of suspicion. Case 1: abdominal pain, distension, hard stool, and diarrhea in an 11-year-old boy. Case 2: recurrent otitis media in a 4-year-old boy. Case 3: gynecomastia and galactorrhea in a 15-year-old boy. Pediatr Rev. 2013 Jul; 34(7):322-7.
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Clinical presentation and response to therapy in patients with massive prolactin hypersecretion. Pituitary. 2007; 10(1):95-101.
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A pituitary carcinoma secreting TSH and prolactin: a non-secreting adenoma gone awry. Eur J Endocrinol. 2006 May; 154(5):639-43.
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Pituitary adenoma and bilateral male breast cancer: an unusual association. J Surg Oncol. 1997 Jan; 64(1):74-8.
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Contraindications to the use of antipsychotic drugs. Am J Psychiatry. 1993 Nov; 150(11):1753-4.