Are prolactin levels efficient in predicting a pituitary lesion in patients with hyperprolactinemia?

Emanuele VaraldoDaniela CuboniNunzia PrencipeLuigi Simone AversaMichela SibillaFabio BiolettoAlessandro Maria BertonValentina GascoEzio GhigoSilvia Grottoli

Published in: Endocrine (2024)

Given the high prevalence of pituitary abnormalities in patients of both sexes with hyperPRL at serial sampling, performing a pituitary imaging in all cases of hyperPRL, even if mild, appears to be a cautious choice.

Keyphrases

growth hormone
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
mass spectrometry