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

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Apr 20;12(4):e8595. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8595. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: metastatic pituitary neuroendocrine tumor; prolactinoma; radiotherapy; surgery; temozolomide.

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