Spinal cord surgery and galactorrhea: a case report.
We report the case of a 39-year-old nonpregnant woman with amenorrhea and galactorrhea after spinal cord surgery. Activation of the afferent neuroendocrine pathway is postulated to have occurred at surgery.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005687:Galactorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000601:surgery*