Zewdineh Daniel, Mekonnen Temesgen
Department of Radiology, Addis Ababa University, Medical Faculty, Addis Ababa.
Ethiop Med J. 2010 Oct;48(4):309-13.
We are reporting a rare case of secretory pituitary macro adenoma in a 25 years-old man from Addis Ababa with head ache and visual difficulty of 8 months. Clinical chemistry revealed prolactinomas and plain radiography (Skull & extremities) revealed features of acromegaly. Brain CT scan showed features of pituitary macro adenoma. Current literature states that macro adenomas are not secretory while micro adenomas are, and prolactinomas are the most common of all these micro adenomas, followed by acromegaly. Our case is probably the first ever reported macro adenoma in Ethiopia with features of prolactinoma and acromegaly.
我们报告了一例罕见的分泌性垂体大腺瘤病例,患者为一名来自亚的斯亚贝巴的25岁男性,有8个月的头痛和视力障碍症状。临床化学检查显示为催乳素瘤,普通X线摄影(颅骨和四肢)显示有肢端肥大症的特征。脑部CT扫描显示垂体大腺瘤的特征。目前的文献表明,大腺瘤不具有分泌功能,而微腺瘤具有分泌功能,并且催乳素瘤是所有这些微腺瘤中最常见的,其次是肢端肥大症。我们的病例可能是埃塞俄比亚有史以来报道的首例具有催乳素瘤和肢端肥大症特征的大腺瘤。