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The value of prolactin in predicting prolactinοma in hyperprolactinaemic polycystic ovarian syndrome.

Eleni Magdalini KyritsiGeorgios K DimitriadishAnna AngelousiHiten MehtaAmjad ShadMaria MytilinaiouGregory KaltsasHarpal S Randeva
Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2018)
In women with PCOS, PRL levels exceeding 85.2 ng/mL are highly suggestive of a prolactinoma warranting pituitary imaging. Pituitary MRI could also be considered in young PCOS patients with milder PRL elevation and low LH levels.
Keyphrases
  • growth hormone
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • high resolution
  • contrast enhanced
  • case report
  • magnetic resonance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • mass spectrometry
  • fluorescence imaging