Suprasellar craniopharyngioma associated with hyperprolactinemia, pituitary lactotroph hyperplasia, and microprolactinoma. Case report.
A case with the coexistence of a microprolactinoma and suprasellar craniopharyngioma lactotroph hyperplasia is presented. Loss of inhibitory hypothalamic dopaminergic input may have played a role in hyperprolactinemia and the proliferation of pituitary lactotrophs. This is believed to be the first published case of suprasellar craniopharyngioma with this association.
Department of Pathology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
M D
MD
Cusimano
K
K
Kovacs
J M
JM
Bilbao
W S
WS
Tucker
W
W
Singer
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012658:Sella Turcica
D011388:Prolactin