Ectopic prolactin secretion secondary to an ovarian tumour

Ectopic hormone secretion is a well-recognised phenomenon; however, ectopic prolactin secretion is exceptionally rare. Hoffman and colleagues reported the first ever well-documented case of ectopic prolactin secretion secondary to a gonadoblastoma. We report a lady who presented with galactorrhoea a...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gururaj, Sowmya, Nisal, K, Davies, Q, Deen, S, McNally, P G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2013
Materias:
New Disease or Syndrome: Presentations/Diagnosis/Management
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922040/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24616762
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-13-0016
_version_ 1782303401468493824
author Gururaj, Sowmya
Nisal, K
Davies, Q
Deen, S
McNally, P G
author_facet Gururaj, Sowmya
Nisal, K
Davies, Q
Deen, S
McNally, P G
author_sort Gururaj, Sowmya
collection PubMed
description Ectopic hormone secretion is a well-recognised phenomenon; however, ectopic prolactin secretion is exceptionally rare. Hoffman and colleagues reported the first ever well-documented case of ectopic prolactin secretion secondary to a gonadoblastoma. We report a lady who presented with galactorrhoea and a large ovarian tumour that was found to secrete high levels of prolactin. LEARNING POINTS: Aim of this case report is to highlight the occurrence of this condition. Lack of awareness can often lead to a diagnostic conundrum.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-3922040
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2013
publisher Bioscientifica Ltd
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-39220402014-03-10 Ectopic prolactin secretion secondary to an ovarian tumour Gururaj, Sowmya Nisal, K Davies, Q Deen, S McNally, P G Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep New Disease or Syndrome: Presentations/Diagnosis/Management Ectopic hormone secretion is a well-recognised phenomenon; however, ectopic prolactin secretion is exceptionally rare. Hoffman and colleagues reported the first ever well-documented case of ectopic prolactin secretion secondary to a gonadoblastoma. We report a lady who presented with galactorrhoea and a large ovarian tumour that was found to secrete high levels of prolactin. LEARNING POINTS: Aim of this case report is to highlight the occurrence of this condition. Lack of awareness can often lead to a diagnostic conundrum. Bioscientifica Ltd 2013-08-30 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3922040/ /pubmed/24616762 http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-13-0016 Text en © 2013 The authors This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_GB) .
spellingShingle New Disease or Syndrome: Presentations/Diagnosis/Management
Gururaj, Sowmya
Nisal, K
Davies, Q
Deen, S
McNally, P G
Ectopic prolactin secretion secondary to an ovarian tumour
title Ectopic prolactin secretion secondary to an ovarian tumour
title_full Ectopic prolactin secretion secondary to an ovarian tumour
title_fullStr Ectopic prolactin secretion secondary to an ovarian tumour
title_full_unstemmed Ectopic prolactin secretion secondary to an ovarian tumour
title_short Ectopic prolactin secretion secondary to an ovarian tumour
title_sort ectopic prolactin secretion secondary to an ovarian tumour
topic New Disease or Syndrome: Presentations/Diagnosis/Management
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922040/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24616762
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-13-0016
work_keys_str_mv AT gururajsowmya ectopicprolactinsecretionsecondarytoanovariantumour
AT nisalk ectopicprolactinsecretionsecondarytoanovariantumour
AT daviesq ectopicprolactinsecretionsecondarytoanovariantumour
AT deens ectopicprolactinsecretionsecondarytoanovariantumour
AT mcnallypg ectopicprolactinsecretionsecondarytoanovariantumour

Ejemplares similares