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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.
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- Adenoma, Prolactin-Secreting, Pituitary
- Lactotroph Adenoma
- PRL-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactin-Secreting
- Prolactin-Producing Pituitary Adenoma
- Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
- Prolactinoma, Familial
- Adenoma, Lactotroph
- Adenomas, Lactotroph
- Lactotroph Adenomas
- PRL Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
- PRL-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas
- Pituitary Adenoma, PRL-Secreting
- Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactin Secreting
- Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactin-Producing
- Pituitary Adenomas, PRL-Secreting
- Pituitary Adenomas, Prolactin-Producing
- Pituitary Adenomas, Prolactin-Secreting
- Prolactin Producing Pituitary Adenoma
- Prolactin Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
- Prolactin-Producing Pituitary Adenomas
- Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas
- Prolactinomas
- Macroprolactinoma
- Microprolactinoma
- Macroprolactinomas
- Microprolactinomas
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate IM with PITUITARY NEOPLASMS (IM)
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History Note
1989
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Previous Indexing
- Adenoma (1966-1988)
- Pituitary Neoplasms (1966-1988)
- Prolactin (1966-1988)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Prolactinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015175. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015175
- Prolactinoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolactinoma
- Prolactinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q954831