Hyperprolactinemia associated to calcification of the pituitary stalk: case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Miriam Da Costa Oliveira²  Rafael Cremonese¹  Cristina Pizarro² 

[1] ,Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas Department of Endocrinology

关键词: pituitary gland;    prolactin;    hyperprolactinemia;    pituitary stalk;    calcification;    hipófise;    prolactina;    hiperprolactinemia;    haste hipofisária;    calcificação;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X1998000200020

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In this work, the authors report the case of a female patient with 24 years of age with hyperprolactinemia, who presented a pituitary stalk calcification as seen by CT scan. Once other possible etiologies were excluded, we concluded that the calcification was probably related to hyperprolactinemia caused by interruption of the input of dopamine to the pituitary gland.

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