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Ectopic hyperprolactinaemia due to a malignant uterine tumor resembling ovarian sex cord tumors (UTROCST).

Georgios K DimitriadishDelane S WajmanJohn BidmeadSalvador J Diaz-CanoSobia ArshadMohamed BakhitDylan LewisSimon J B Aylwin
Published in: Pituitary (2021)
Our case demonstrates the importance of screening for extracranial hyperprolactinaemia in the context of: (1) substantially raised prolactin (10× ULN) and (2) normal cranial MRI assuming macroprolactin has been excluded. The majority of extracranial ectopic prolactin-secreting tumors occur in the reproductive organs.
Keyphrases
  • internal carotid artery
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • middle cerebral artery
  • computed tomography