title: A case of multiple endocrine adenomatosis with primary amenorrhoea.
abstract: A well documented sporadic case of multiple endocrine adenomatosis (MEA) type I, with the pituitary tumour presenting as a prolactinoma, is described in a 28-year-old female. Primary amenorrhoea, resulting from hyperprolactinaemia, was the first symptom of the polyglandular neoplasia. A gastrinoma was removed from the head of the pancreas and latent hyperparathyroidism appeared to be present. Treatment with bromocriptine was poorly tolerated; neurosurgical intervention was refused by the patient. The possibility that a serum prolactin determination may be useful in detecting pituitary involvement in MEA deserves consideration.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009377:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia / Q000150:complications*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011388:Prolactin