Paulose K P, Usha R
Department of Medicine, SUT Hospital, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram-695 004.
J Assoc Physicians India. 2000 Dec;48(12):1205-7.
A prolactin secreting tumour is the commonest cause of the amenorrhoea-galactorrhoea syndrome. Galactorrhoea is a rare presentation of an empty sella syndrome. The empty sella syndrome commonly presents with headache and visual impairment and occasionally with endocrine disturbances in hypertensive middle aged women. The authors present a case of hyperprolactinemia resulting in galactorrhoea in a middle aged lady associated with a primary empty sella syndrome.
催乳素分泌性肿瘤是闭经-溢乳综合征最常见的病因。溢乳是空蝶鞍综合征的一种罕见表现。空蝶鞍综合征常见于高血压中年女性,表现为头痛和视力障碍,偶尔伴有内分泌紊乱。作者报告了一例中年女性因原发性空蝶鞍综合征导致高催乳素血症并伴有溢乳的病例。