Craniopharyngioma with hyperprolactinaemia due to a prolactinoma.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: T Wheatley, J D Clark, S Stewart
• Journal: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry) Vol. 49 Issue 11 Pg. 1305-7 (Nov 1986) ISSN: 0022-3050 [Print] England
• PMID: 3794737 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Prolactin

Topics

• Adenoma (metabolism, pathology)
• Brain Neoplasms (pathology)
• Craniopharyngioma (pathology)
• Humans
• Hyperprolactinemia (complications)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
• Pituitary Neoplasms (metabolism, pathology)
• Prolactin (metabolism)