PRIMARY EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME WITH ELEVATED SERUM PROLACTIN
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 50 (3) , 375-380
Abstract
A young, adult, white female with long-standing amenorrhea-galactorrhea syndrome and known pituitary enlargement since 1969 is presented. Further evaluation revealed PRL [prolactin] levels elevated in the microadenoma range and an empty sella. The presence of a pituitary adenoma could not be confirmed. The question now arises.sbd.in a young woman desirous of pregnancy, should an induction of ovulation be attempted in view of the elevated serum PRL and an empty sella?This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Pituitary Enlargement Secondary to Untreated Primary HypogonadismAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1968
- The Classification, Clinical Value and Mechanism of Sella Turcica Changes in Raised Intracranial PressureThe British Journal of Radiology, 1966
- Pulsatile Movements in the CSF PathwaysThe British Journal of Radiology, 1966
- SYNDROME CHARACTERIZED BY GALACTORRHEA, AMENORRHEA AND LOW URINARY FSH: COMPARISON WITH ACROMEGALY AND NORMAL LACTATION*†Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1954