title: Breast carcinoma associated with prolactinoma: A case report.
abstract: We report a 28-year-old woman who presented with a 6-year history of milk-like discharge from both of her nipples and was diagnosed with prolactinoma based on computed tomography (CT) findings and serum prolactin level. Further breast examination revealed a mass located in the upper outer region of the left breast. She underwent subtotal pituitary tumor resection. Thereafter, modified radical mastectomy was performed for left breast cancer. Twelve years after treatment, prolactinoma recurrence was detected, and bromocriptine therapy was administered. No recurrence of breast cancer was discovered. Based on this case report, we stress the importance of prolactin levels due to their possible biologic effects on breast cancer induction or growth.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Breast Surgery , Zhejiang Cancer Hospital , Hangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Yurong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: a Department of Breast Surgery , Zhejiang Cancer Hospital , Hangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Wenju
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.affiliation: a Department of Breast Surgery , Zhejiang Cancer Hospital , Hangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: a Department of Breast Surgery , Zhejiang Cancer Hospital , Hangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Dehong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.affiliation: a Department of Breast Surgery , Zhejiang Cancer Hospital , Hangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Xiangming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: a Department of Breast Surgery , Zhejiang Cancer Hospital , Hangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Xianghou
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.affiliation: a Department of Breast Surgery , Zhejiang Cancer Hospital , Hangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Jiejie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015175:Prolactinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Breast cancer; bromocriptine; prolactin; prolactinoma