 Prolactinoma
"Prolactinoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pituitary adenoma which secretes PROLACTIN, leading to HYPERPROLACTINEMIA. Clinical manifestations include AMENORRHEA; GALACTORRHEA; IMPOTENCE; HEADACHE; visual disturbances; and CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA.
| Descriptor ID |
D015175
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.035.625 C04.588.322.609.792 C10.228.140.617.738.675.800 C19.344.609.792 C19.700.734.792
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| Concept/Terms |
Prolactinoma- Prolactinoma
- Prolactinomas
- Lactotroph Adenoma
- Adenoma, Lactotroph
- Adenomas, Lactotroph
- Lactotroph Adenomas
- Prolactinoma, Familial
- PRL-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
- PRL Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
- PRL-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas
- Pituitary Adenoma, PRL-Secreting
- Pituitary Adenomas, PRL-Secreting
- Prolactin-Producing Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactin-Producing
- Pituitary Adenomas, Prolactin-Producing
- Prolactin Producing Pituitary Adenoma
- Prolactin-Producing Pituitary Adenomas
- Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
- Prolactin Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
- Adenoma, Prolactin-Secreting, Pituitary
- Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactin-Secreting
- Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactin Secreting
- Pituitary Adenomas, Prolactin-Secreting
- Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas
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Melo FM, Couto PP, Bale AE, Bastos-Rodrigues L, Passos FM, Lisboa RG, Ng JM, Curran T, Dias EP, Friedman E, De Marco L. Whole-exome identifies RXRG and TH germline variants in familial isolated prolactinoma. Cancer Genet. 2016 06; 209(6):251-7.
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