Prolactinoma risk factors

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Prolactinoma may occur as part of a hereditary disorder called multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1), so patients with MEN 1 are at incresead risk for prolactinoma. So patients with any of these syndromes are at increased risk for prolactinoma.

Risk factors

Prolactinoma may occur as part of a hereditary disorder called multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1), so patients with MEN 1 are at increased risk for prolactinoma. A minority of tumors are associated with:

• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type I (MEN I)
• Carney complex
• McCune-Albright Syndrome
• MEN like syndrome ( CKDN1B loss of function)

So patients with any of these syndromes are at increased risk for prolactinoma.