RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A case of multiple endocrine adenomatosis with primary amenorrhoea.
JF Postgraduate Medical Journal
JO Postgrad Med J
FD The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
SP 618
OP 622
DO 10.1136/pgmj.54.635.618
VO 54
IS 635
A1 M. Vandeweghe
A1 K. Braxel
A1 J. Schutyser
A1 A. Vermeulen
YR 1978
UL http://pmj.bmj.com/content/54/635/618.abstract
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.