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567309

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-10-18
pubmed:abstractText
We have reviewed our experience in the radiographic and ophthalmologic evaluation of 1001 patients with symptoms suggesting the presence of a pituitary, prolactin-secreting adenoma. Twenty-seven patients had abnormal or suspicious radiographic examination of the sella turcica. Twenty-two of those had hyperprolactinemia. In only one instance was an abnormality noted on polytomography that was not seen on a conventional four-view study of the skull. Based on these findings, a four-view plain conventional radiographic assessment of the skull suffices as a screening procedure in patients with amenorrhea, galactorrhea, or both. Thin section tomography should be reserved to more thoroughly evaluate those patients with elevated serum prolactin concentrations and/or abnormal conventional radiographs. We found visual field testing to be of little value as an initial screening procedure in these patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0029-7844
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
67-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of the pituitary. Patients with suspected prolactin-producing tumors.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.