Open AccessChordoma with increased prolactin levels (pseudoprolactinoma) mimicking pituitary adenoma: A case report with review of the literature
Author(s) -
Pankaj Kumar,
Piyush Kumar,
Shalini Singh,
Niraj Kumari,
Niloy Ranjan Datta
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.59912
Subject(s) - prolactin , chordoma , pituitary adenoma , medicine , adenoma , pituitary tumors , endocrinology , pathology , hormone
The article deals with a rare case of chordoma with increased prolactin levels. It could often result in a diagnostic dilemma and problems in differentiating it from a pituitary adenoma.