Giant prolactinoma: the sound of silence

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shira R. Saul ◽  
Maya P. Raghuwanshi
Keyword(s):  
Giant Prolactinoma

A case of giant prolactinoma with JAK 2 positive mutation

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winnie Ho ◽  
Nicola Tufton ◽  
Maralyn Druce
Keyword(s):  
Giant Prolactinoma

Comparison of the effects of medical and surgical treatments in giant prolactinoma: a single-center experience

HORMONES ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soner Cander ◽  
Ozen Oz Gul ◽  
Eda Eylemer ◽  
Elif Gullulu Boz ◽  
Elif Gunes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Center ◽  
Giant Prolactinoma ◽  
Single Center Experience ◽  
Surgical Treatments

Brain and optic chiasmal herniation following cabergoline treatment for a giant prolactinoma: wait or intervene?

HORMONES ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 290-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Labrini Papanastasiou ◽  
Stelios Fountoulakis ◽  
Theodora Pappa ◽  
Konstantinos Liberopoulos ◽  
Dimosthenis Malliopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Giant Prolactinoma ◽  
Optic Chiasmal Herniation

Giant prolactinoma: Where's the prolactin?

2011 ◽  
Vol 113 (9) ◽  
pp. 810-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chetna Tailor ◽  
Iris Teo ◽  
Alexander Sorisky
Keyword(s):  
Giant Prolactinoma

scholarly journals Atypical giant prolactinoma with frontal lobe manifestations

2018 ◽  
pp. bcr-2018-226982
Author(s):  
Muhammad Fahad Arshad ◽  
Maulee Arambewela ◽  
Miguel Debono
Keyword(s):  
Frontal Lobe ◽  
Giant Prolactinoma

scholarly journals Giant Prolactinoma presenting with facial nerve palsy and hemiparesis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Sliwinska ◽  
Fatima Jalil ◽  
Lori De La Portilla ◽  
Michael Baldwin ◽  
Joseph Lorenzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Facial Nerve ◽  
Prolactin Level ◽  
Nerve Palsy ◽  
Facial Nerve Palsy ◽  
Sella Turcica ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Lower Extremity Weakness ◽  
Giant Prolactinoma ◽  
Giant Prolactinomas ◽  
The Brain

Abstract Background Giant prolactinomas are an exceedingly uncommon type of pituitary adenomas that usually occur in men, cause extremely high prolactin levels and mass related symptoms. Rarely, patients may experience neurological deficits resembling ischemic events. Methods We describe an unusual case of a young man who presented with stroke-like symptoms and was found to have a giant prolactinoma. Clinical Case 25-year-old man presented with the left facial droop and gradually progressing upper and lower extremity weakness for evaluation of stroke. He reported recent weight gain and erectile dysfunction. Physical exam revealed left homonymous hemianopsia, left VII nerve palsy, and left hemiparesis. MRI of the brain showed an enormous mass in the sella turcica, which invaded the sphenoid sinus and right side of the skull base. Prolactin level was elevated at 13580 ng/mL, and the testosterone level was low. The patient was started on cabergoline and had marked improvement in his symptoms in a few months. Fifteen months after starting treatment, he has had more than 90% reduction in tumor volume and a 93% reduction in prolactin level. Conclusion Giant prolactinomas are uncommon and present with compressive symptoms that can be mistaken for a stroke. Our case is a unique report of a facial nerve palsy and hemiparesis secondary to giant prolactinoma in the absence of stroke or pituitary apoplexy.

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