Kennaway D J, McCulloch G, Matthews C D, Seamark R F
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1979 Jul;49(1):144-5. doi: 10.1210/jcem-49-1-144.
Plasma melatonin, LH, FSH, PRL, and corticoids were measured in two patients with pineal tumors. Plasma melatonin was not detectable (less than 7 pg/ml) in either patient while gonadotropin and cortisol levels were within the normal range. One patient exhibited low PRL levels and the other patient, a prepubertal boy, had elevated levels. The clinical value of the measurement of melatonin as a potential marker for all pineal tumors must be questioned.
对两名松果体瘤患者的血浆褪黑素、促黄体生成素（LH）、促卵泡生成素（FSH）、催乳素（PRL）和皮质类固醇进行了检测。两名患者的血浆褪黑素均检测不到（低于7 pg/ml），而促性腺激素和皮质醇水平在正常范围内。一名患者的PRL水平较低，另一名患者是青春期前男孩，其PRL水平升高。褪黑素测量作为所有松果体瘤潜在标志物的临床价值值得质疑。
