Prolactinoma in wall of ovarian dermoid cyst with hyperprolactinemia

P E Palmer; S Bogojavlensky; A K Bhan; R E Scully

Prolactinoma in wall of ovarian dermoid cyst with hyperprolactinemia

Obstet Gynecol. 1990 Mar;75(3 Pt 2):540-3.

Authors

P E Palmer¹, S Bogojavlensky, A K Bhan, R E Scully

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, Nashoba Community Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts.

PMID: 2304732

Abstract

A 41-year-old woman with long-standing amenorrhea and hyperprolactinemia that disappeared after hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was found to have a prolactinoma in the wall of a dermoid cyst. Prolactin was demonstrated in the tumor cells by immunohistochemical staining.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Choristoma / complications
Choristoma / pathology*
Dermoid Cyst / pathology*
Female
Humans
Hyperprolactinemia / etiology*
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
Ovarian Neoplasms / complications
Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
Pituitary Gland*
Prolactinoma / pathology*