Diagnostic Basis of Prolactinoma

I believe that everyone is not too familiar with the symptoms of prolactin pituitary tumors. Prolactin pituitary tumors are not a common symptom. However, due to the great harm of prolactin pituitary tumors, we still need to learn more about prolactin pituitary tumors. There are many causes of prolactin pituitary tumors. It is generally believed that drugs and nerve stimulation are the causes of prolactin pituitary tumors. Let us learn about the diagnostic basis of prolactin pituitary tumors below.

After excluding physiological reasons such as pregnancy and drug use, the following examinations should be performed on the patient: 1. Laboratory examination: high prolactin plasma PRL levels can range from just above normal to >10000ng/ml (normal female 0~23ng/ml, normal male 0~20ng/ml) 2. Imaging examination: Determine the size of the pituitary gland. If the pituitary gland exceeds the normal size, it may lead to high prolactin and hyperprolactinemia. Magnetic resonance imaging is the first choice for imaging examination of pituitary tumors because of its clear imaging.

Treatment options for pituitary tumors

Treatments for prolactinoma include drug therapy, surgical treatment, and gamma knife treatment. Choose the treatment that best suits your condition.

1. Based on the size, shape, degree of invasion into surrounding tissues, treatment history, etc. of the pituitary tumor. 2. Correct diagnosis of pituitary tumors or related sellar region lesions. 3. Determine the hardness of pituitary tumors through imaging, tumor type, medical history, etc. 4. The patient’s age, physical condition, whether he or she wants to have children, etc. 5. The patient’s hormone levels, systemic complications, and nasal lesions.

It is an important method for treating PRL adenoma and GH adenoma, but there is no effective drug to treat non-functioning pituitary adenoma.

The high risk of the operation itself has always been controversial, and residue is also a serious hidden danger.

Whether used as the main treatment or as an auxiliary treatment, satisfactory therapeutic effects can be achieved.

In the above article, we introduced a relatively rare symptom, that is, prolactin pituitary tumor. We know that prolactin pituitary tumor is very harmful, so we must do a good job in preventing prolactin pituitary tumor. The above article introduces the diagnostic basis of prolactin pituitary tumor in detail.