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Prolactinoma

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Definition: A pituitary adenoma which secretes PROLACTIN, leading to HYPERPROLACTINEMIA. Clinical manifestations include AMENORRHEA; GALACTORRHEA; IMPOTENCE; HEADACHE; visual disturbances; and CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA.  coordinate IM with PITUITARY NEOPLASMS (IM)   
See Also Hyperprolactinemia 		Other names Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactin-Secreting; PRL-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma; Adenoma, Prolactin-Secreting, Pituitary; Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas; Prolactin-Producing Pituitary Adenomas; Prolactin Secreting Pituitary Adenoma; Prolactin Producing Pituitary Adenoma; Pituitary Adenomas, Prolactin-Secreting; Pituitary Adenomas, Prolactin-Producing; Pituitary Adenomas, PRL-Secreting; Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactin-Producing; Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactin Secreting; Pituitary Adenoma, PRL-Secreting; Prolactinomas; PRL-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas; PRL Secreting Pituitary Adenoma; Microprolactinomas; Macroprolactinomas; Lactotroph Adenomas; Adenomas, Lactotroph

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