title: Convexity meningioma with galactorrhea and hyperprolactinemia. A case report.
abstract: A case is reported of a huge convexity meningioma associated with galactorrhea and an elevated serum prolactin level of 41 ng/mL. Total removal of the tumor resulted in a return of the prolactin level to normal (9.7 ng/mL). Because of a severe mass effect, the distant tumor might have encroached upon the hypothalamic-pituitary axis and interrupted PRL inhibitory factor regulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwaki
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005687:Galactorrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007775:Lactation Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged