Arrested puberty associated with apoplectic prolactinoma in a male adolescent

Childs Nerv Syst. 1995 Feb;11(2):124-7. doi: 10.1007/BF00303820.

Abstract

We report a case of "apoplectic pituitary adenoma" associated with puberty in an adolescent. The patient was unaware that he harbored a pituitary adenoma at the onset of his apoplectic episode. The adenoma was endocrinologically and histologically classified as a prolactinoma. Preoperative endocrine disturbances and subjective complaints improved immediately after surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pituitary Apoplexy / complications*
  • Pituitary Apoplexy / pathology
  • Pituitary Apoplexy / surgery
  • Pituitary Gland / pathology
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / complications*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / surgery
  • Prolactinoma / complications*
  • Prolactinoma / pathology
  • Prolactinoma / surgery
  • Puberty, Delayed / etiology*
  • Puberty, Delayed / pathology
  • Puberty, Delayed / surgery