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Prolactinoma causes
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no established causes of prolactinoma. Most cases of prolactinoma are sporadic. Prolactinoma may occur in approximately 30% of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 patients. It may also occur with Carney complex or McCune-Albright syndrome.
Causes
Causes
Common causes
- Sporadic
- Hereditary causes:
Less common/rare causes
- Hereditary causes:
- A minority of prolactinoma are associated with:[1][2]
- Carney complex
- McCune-Albright Syndrome
- Isolated familial pituitary adenoma
- MEN1-like syndrome
- A minority of prolactinoma are associated with:[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ Ciccarelli A, Daly AF, Beckers A (2005). “The epidemiology of prolactinomas”. Pituitary. 8 (1): 3–6. doi:10.1007/s11102-005-5079-0. PMID 16411062.
- ↑ Karhu A, Aaltonen LA (2007). “Susceptibility to pituitary neoplasia related to MEN-1, CDKN1B and AIP mutations: an update”. Hum Mol Genet. 16 Spec No 1: R73–9. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddm036. PMID 17613551.
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