title: Arrested puberty associated with apoplectic prolactinoma in a male adolescent.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kulah
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Erel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Memis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sav
mesh_terms: 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