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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 202-203 |
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Macroprolactinoma presenting as galactorrhoea in a male
Abdul Basith Ambalamcheri1, Rojan Kuruvilla1, MV Vimal2, Ashbina3
1 Department of General Surgery, Aster Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
2 Department of Endocrinology, Aster Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
3 Department of Radiology, Aster Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Abdul Basith Ambalamcheri
Department of General Surgery, Aster Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences, Govindapuram, Kozhikode - 673 016, Kerala
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ksj.ksj_31_22
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Macroprolactinomas account for more than 50% of all functional pituitary tumours. These are equally prevalent in males and females, although they are diagnosed earlier in females. In females, the usual presentations include oligomenorrhoea, amenorrhoea, galactorrhoea and infertility, whereas males usually present with headache, sexual dysfunction and visual field defects. The following is a case of a 30-year-old male who presented with unilateral nipple discharge, sexual hypoactivity and grossly elevated serum prolactin levels. His magnetic resonance imaging revealed a macroprolactinoma. He responded well to cabergoline.
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