An unusual association of a sellar gangliocytoma with a prolactinoma.
Pituitary
; 11(1): 85-7, 2008.
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| ID: mdl-17440820
ABSTRACT
The simultaneous occurrence of a hypothalamic and sellar gangliocytoma with a pituitary prolactinoma is very rare. The explanation for such an association is not known. We describe the case of a woman who had a coexisting adjacent pituitary prolactinoma and gangliocytoma within the same sellar mass. The tumor cells of the gangliocytoma demonstrated expression of enkephalin, a product of proopiomelanocortin known to be a prolactin secretagogue. We postulate that in this patient there may be a link between gangliocytoma enkephalin and prolactin hypersecretion.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Hipofisárias
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Sela Túrcica
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Neoplasias Cranianas
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Prolactinoma
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Ganglioneuroma
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Neoplasias Hipotalâmicas
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Neoplasias Primárias Múltiplas
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pituitary
Assunto da revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá