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==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
Prolactinoma must be differentiated from other | Prolactinoma must be differentiated from other causes of hyperprolactinemia including: | ||
*[[Pituitary tumors]] (other than prolactinoma). | |||
*[[Pituitary tumors]] other than prolactinoma. | |||
**[[Somatotroph adenoma]]<ref name="pmid15316045">{{cite journal| author=Levy A| title=Pituitary disease: presentation, diagnosis, and management. | journal=J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry | year= 2004 | volume= 75 Suppl 3 | issue= | pages= iii47-52 | pmid=15316045 | doi=10.1136/jnnp.2004.045740 | pmc=PMC1765669 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15316045 }} </ref>: [[Acromegaly]] | **[[Somatotroph adenoma]]<ref name="pmid15316045">{{cite journal| author=Levy A| title=Pituitary disease: presentation, diagnosis, and management. | journal=J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry | year= 2004 | volume= 75 Suppl 3 | issue= | pages= iii47-52 | pmid=15316045 | doi=10.1136/jnnp.2004.045740 | pmc=PMC1765669 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15316045 }} </ref>: [[Acromegaly]] | ||
**Corticotroph adenoma: [[Cushing's syndrome]] | **Corticotroph adenoma: [[Cushing's syndrome]] | ||
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Overview
Prolactinoma must be differentiated from other causes of hyperprolactinemia such as hypothyroidism, antipsychotics and antidepressants.
Differential Diagnosis
Prolactinoma must be differentiated from other causes of hyperprolactinemia including:
- Pituitary tumors (other than prolactinoma).
- Somatotroph adenoma[1]: Acromegaly
- Corticotroph adenoma: Cushing's syndrome
- Hypothyroidism
- Normal pregnancy
References
- ↑ Levy A (2004). "Pituitary disease: presentation, diagnosis, and management". J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 75 Suppl 3: iii47–52. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.045740. PMC 1765669. PMID 15316045.