| An unusual association of a sellar gangliocytoma with a prolactinoma. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17440820 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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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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Authors:
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Omar Serri; France Berthelet; Manon Bélair; Sophie Vallette; Sylvia L Asa |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pituitary Volume: 11 ISSN: 1573-7403 ISO Abbreviation: Pituitary Publication Date: 2008 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-01-28 Completed Date: 2009-06-11 Revised Date: 2009-06-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9814578 Medline TA: Pituitary Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 85-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Departments of Medicine, Radiology and Pathology, CHUM Notre-Dame Hospital, University of Montreal, 1560 Sherbrooke East, Montreal, QC H2L 4M1, Canada. omar.serri@umontreal.ca |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Dopamine Agonists / therapeutic use Enkephalins / secretion Female Ganglioneuroma / pathology*, secretion, therapy Hormone Replacement Therapy Humans Hypothalamic Neoplasms / pathology*, secretion, therapy Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neoplasms, Multiple Primary* Neurosurgical Procedures Pituitary Neoplasms / pathology*, secretion, therapy Prolactin / secretion Prolactinoma / pathology*, secretion, therapy Sella Turcica / pathology* Skull Neoplasms / pathology*, secretion, therapy Treatment Outcome Young Adult |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Dopamine Agonists; 0/Enkephalins; 9002-62-4/Prolactin |
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