Metastatic pituitary neuroendocrine neoplasms: A case report of a malignant prolactinoma.

Inês Manique Sara AmaralTeresa RegoAndreia CoelhoAndreia PonteMargarida Brito Ana Palha Luísa Cortez Dalila Forte Amets SagarribayLuís CerqueiraCarlos Marques Pontinha Manuela Mafra José Silva-Nunes

Published in: Clinical case reports (2024)

We report a rare clinical case of a malignant prolactinoma in which the exponential increase of prolactin levels with minimal tumor growth and no response to treatment led to diagnosis of abdominal, thoracic, and vertebral metastases.

Keyphrases

squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
spinal cord
growth hormone
bone mineral density
combination therapy
spinal cord injury
postmenopausal women
smoking cessation