title: Craniopharyngioma with hyperprolactinaemia due to a prolactinoma.
abstract: A case is presented in which a histologically proven prolactin secreting pituitary macroadenoma was associated with a large suprasellar craniopharyngioma. The pre-operative prolactin concentration was 8180 mU/l. Although hyperprolactinaemia up to 3000 mU/l in patients with a craniopharyngioma is usually due to stalk compression, greater values may indicate an associated prolactinoma.
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011388:Prolactin