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  • Title: Galactorrhea, oligo/amenorrhea, and hyperprolactinemia in patients with craniopharyngiomas.
    Author: Kapcala LP, Molitch ME, Post KD, Biller BJ, Prager RJ, Jackson IM, Reichlin S.
    Journal: J Clin Endocrinol Metab; 1980 Oct; 51(4):798-800. PubMed ID: 7191431.
    Abstract:
    We report three patients with craniopharyngiomas who had galactorrhea, oligo/amenorrhea, and abnormal sellar tomograms, clinically suggesting the presence of a prolactinoma. One patient had an intrasellar craniopharyngioma (Rathke's cleft cyst) diagosed during surgical exploration of the pituitary fossa for removal of a suspected prolactinoma, and two had suprasellar caraniopharyngiomas whose presence was suspected on the basis of computed tomography. This finding emphasizes the importance of computed tomography in the evaluation of patients with the clinical presentation of a prolactinoma. In two patients, PRL levels were elevated before surgery and remained elevated after removal of the craniopharyngioma. In the third case, an initially normal serum PRL level became elevated after removal of the tumor.
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