Giant Prolactinoma Presenting with Neck Pain and Structural Compromise of the Occipital Condyles

Giant Prolactinoma Presenting with Neck Pain and Structural Compromise of the Occipital Condyles

Abstract Prolactinomas are the most common form of endocrinologically active pituitary adenoma; they account for ∼ 45% of pituitary adenomas encountered in clinical practice. Giant adenomas are those > 4 cm in diameter. Less than 0.5% of pituitary adenomas encountered in neurosurgical practice ar...

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Main Authors: Derek Yecies, Abdulrazag Ajlan, John Ratliff, Jennifer Ziskin, Peter Hwang, Hannes Vogel, Laurence Katznelson, Griffith Harsh IV
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
Subjects:
pituitary adenoma
giant prolactinoma
occipitocervical instability
occipital condyles
invasive adenoma
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1566124

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