Arrested puberty associated with apoplectic prolactinoma in a male adolescent.
We report a case of "apoplectic pituitary adenoma" associated with puberty in an adolescent. The patient was unaware that he harbored a pituitary adenoma at the onset of his apoplectic episode. The adenoma was endocrinologically and histologically classified as a prolactinoma. Preoperative endocrine disturbances and subjective complaints improved immediately after surgery.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Erel
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Memis
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D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015175:Prolactinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011628:Puberty, Delayed / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery