The importance of measuring prolactin prior to surgical management of a pituitary lesion: An illustrative case

The importance of measuring prolactin prior to surgical management of a pituitary lesion: An illustrative case

The characterization of sellar and suprasellar lesions is reliant on patient presentation, medical imaging, and hormone profiling. Prolactinomas are the most common type of functional pituitary adenomas, accounting for up to 57%. Importantly, prolactinomas can present without clear symptoms and with...

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Main Authors: Nikita Ollen-Bittle, MSc, Donald Lee, MD, Alain Proulx, MD, MSc, Neil Duggal, MD, MSc, Stan H.M. Van Uum, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Pituitary lesion
Prolactinoma
Meningioma
Sellar lesion
Subsellar lesion
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323005654

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