"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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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prolactinoma" by people in Profiles.
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Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery for Patients with Prolactinomas: Indications and Outcomes. World Neurosurg. 2022 12; 168:e626-e635.
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Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery for Tumors of the Cavernous Sinus: A Series of 234 Patients. World Neurosurg. 2017 Jul; 103:713-732.
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Endonasal endoscopic transsphenoidal chiasmapexy using a clival cranial base cranioplasty for visual loss from massive empty sella following macroprolactinoma treatment with bromocriptine: case report. J Neurosurg. 2016 Apr; 124(4):1025-31.
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A predictive algorithm for evaluating elevated serum prolactin in patients with a sellar mass. J Clin Neurosci. 2015 Jan; 22(1):155-60.
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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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Cabergoline-induced pneumocephalus in a medically treated macroprolactinoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Oct; 97(10):3412-3.
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Hypogonadism due to hyperprolactinemia and subsequent first episode of psychosis. Gend Med. 2012 Feb; 9(1):56-60.
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Pre-operative dopamine agonist therapy improves post-operative tumor control following prolactinoma resection. Pituitary. 2009; 12(3):158-64.
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Prolactinoma as the first manifestation of Gardner's syndrome. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2008 Feb; 50(2):409-12.
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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.