Clinical Case Reports (Apr 2024)
Metastatic pituitary neuroendocrine neoplasms: A case report of a malignant prolactinoma
- Inês Manique,
- Sara Amaral,
- Teresa Rego,
- Andreia Coelho,
- Andreia Ponte,
- Margarida Brito,
- Ana Palha,
- Luísa Cortez,
- Dalila Forte,
- Amets Sagarribay,
- Luís Cerqueira,
- Carlos Pontinha,
- Manuela Mafra,
- José Silva‐Nunes
Affiliations
- Inês Manique
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Department, Hospital Curry Cabral Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central Lisbon Portugal
- Sara Amaral
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Department, Hospital Curry Cabral Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central Lisbon Portugal
- Teresa Rego
- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department Hospital de Santo Espírito da Ilha Terceira Azores Portugal
- Andreia Coelho
- Oncology Department Hospital de Santo Espírito da Ilha Terceira Azores Portugal
- Andreia Ponte
- Radiation Oncology Department Hospital de Santo Espírito da Ilha Terceira Azores Portugal
- Margarida Brito
- Oncology Department Instituto Português de Oncologia Lisboa Portugal
- Ana Palha
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Department, Hospital Curry Cabral Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central Lisbon Portugal
- Luísa Cortez
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Department, Hospital Curry Cabral Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central Lisbon Portugal
- Dalila Forte
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital de São José Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central Lisbon Portugal
- Amets Sagarribay
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital de São José Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central Lisbon Portugal
- Luís Cerqueira
- Neuroradiology, Hospital de São José Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central Lisbon Portugal
- Carlos Pontinha
- Anatomical Pathology, Hospital Curry Cabral Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central Lisbon Portugal
- Manuela Mafra
- Anatomical Pathology, Hospital Curry Cabral Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central Lisbon Portugal
- José Silva‐Nunes
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Department, Hospital Curry Cabral Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central Lisbon Portugal
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8595
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 4
pp. n/a – n/a
Abstract
Key Clinical Message We report a rare clinical case of a malignant prolactinoma in which the exponential increase of prolactin levels with minimal tumor growth and no response to treatment led to diagnosis of abdominal, thoracic, and vertebral metastases.
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