PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M. Vandeweghe
AU  - K. Braxel
AU  - J. Schutyser
AU  - A. Vermeulen
TI  - A case of multiple endocrine adenomatosis with primary amenorrhoea.
AID  - 10.1136/pgmj.54.635.618
DP  - 1978 Sep 01
TA  - Postgraduate Medical Journal
PG  - 618--622
VI  - 54
IP  - 635
4099  - http://pmj.bmj.com/content/54/635/618.short
4100  - http://pmj.bmj.com/content/54/635/618.full
SO  - Postgrad Med J1978 Sep 01; 54
AB  - A well documented sporadic case of multiple endocrine adenomatosis (MEA) type I, with the pituitary tumour presenting as a prolactinoma, is described in a 28-year-old female. Primary amenorrhoea, resulting from hyperprolactinaemia, was the first symptom of the polyglandular neoplasia. A gastrinoma was removed from the head of the pancreas and latent hyperparathyroidism appeared to be present. Treatment with bromocriptine was poorly tolerated; neurosurgical intervention was refused by the patient. The possibility that a serum prolactin determination may be useful in detecting pituitary involvement in MEA deserves consideration.