Chordoma with increased prolactin levels (pseudoprolactinoma) mimicking pituitary adenoma: a case report with review of the literature

Pavan Kumar; Piyush Kumar; Shalini Singh; Niraj Kumari; N R Datta

doi:10.4103/0973-1482.59912

Chordoma with increased prolactin levels (pseudoprolactinoma) mimicking pituitary adenoma: a case report with review of the literature

J Cancer Res Ther. 2009 Oct-Dec;5(4):309-11. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.59912.

Authors

Pavan Kumar¹, Piyush Kumar, Shalini Singh, Niraj Kumari, N R Datta

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiotherapy, Regional Cancer Centre, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.

PMID: 20160370
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.59912

Abstract

The article deals with a rare case of chordoma with increased prolactin levels. It could often result in a diagnostic dilemma and problems in differentiating it from a pituitary adenoma.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Chordoma / metabolism*
Chordoma / pathology*
Chordoma / surgery
Chordoma / therapy
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
Neurosurgical Procedures
Pituitary Neoplasms / metabolism*
Pituitary Neoplasms / pathology*
Pituitary Neoplasms / therapy
Prolactin / blood*
Radiotherapy

Substances

Prolactin