
Prolactinoma - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Sep 20, 2025 · Prolactinoma is the most common type of pituitary gland tumor that can make hormones. A prolactinoma often can be treated with medicines to shrink the tumor and bring …
Prolactinoma: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Prolactinoma is a benign (noncancerous) tumor that forms in your pituitary gland and makes excess prolactin, a hormone. It’s often treatable with medication.
Prolactinoma: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment - WebMD
Mar 2, 2025 · Prolactin affects the mammary glands and helps women make breast milk. Sometimes, a tumor grows on the pituitary gland and makes too much prolactin. This kind of …
Prolactinoma - Wikipedia
Symptoms of prolactinoma are due to abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood (hyperprolactinemia), or due to pressure of the tumor on surrounding brain tissue and/or the …
Prolactinoma - NIDDK
A prolactinoma is a benign (noncancerous) tumor of the pituitary gland that produces a hormone called prolactin. Located at the base of the brain, the pituitary is a pea-sized gland that …
Prolactinoma - Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders - Merck …
Prolactinoma - Etiology, pathophysiology, symptoms, signs, diagnosis & prognosis from the Merck Manuals - Medical Professional Version.
Prolactinoma - Penn Medicine
Apr 24, 2025 · Definition A prolactinoma is a noncancerous (benign) pituitary tumor that produces a hormone called prolactin. This results in too much prolactin in the blood.
Prolactinoma - Pituitary & Skull Base Tumor | UCLA Health
A prolactinoma is a type of pituitary tumor (adenoma) that produces an excessive amount of the hormone prolactin. Prolactinomas are the most common type of hormonally-active pituitary tumor.
Prolactinoma - Hormonal and Metabolic Disorders - MSD Manual …
Prolactinomas are noncancerous pituitary tumors made up from special cells (lactotrophs) in the pituitary gland. The most common symptom of a prolactinoma is galactorrhea, which is the …
Prolactinoma | California Center for Pituitary Disorders
Surgical resection by an experienced neurosurgeon is highly successful. Medical therapy with agents such as bromocriptine or cabergoline is very effective for controlling both …
Comprehensive Guide on Prolactinoma: Causes, Symptoms, and …
This article provides a comprehensive guide on the definition, progression, and prevalence of prolactinoma, risk factors, symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments including medications and …
Prolactinoma: Practice Essentials, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology - Medscape
Aug 1, 2024 · Prolactinomas are the most common hormone-secreting pituitary tumors. Based on its size, a prolactinoma can be classified as a microprolactinoma (< 10 mm diameter) or a …
A prolactinoma is an abnormal growth, or tumor, on the pituitary gland. The tumor causes the pituitary to produce too much prolactin leading to hyperprolactinemia.
Prolactinoma - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
Sep 20, 2025 · If you have symptoms of a prolactinoma, you'll likely start by seeing your primary healthcare professional. You may then be referred to a specialist in disorders that affect the …
Prolactinoma: Symptoms, Surgery, Treatment - MedicineNet
Feb 14, 2024 · Prolactinomas are the most common type of pituitary tumor. Symptoms of prolactinoma are caused by the pressure of the tumor on surrounding tissues or by excessive …
High prolactin and prolactinomas - info.health.nz
Dec 2, 2025 · Prolactin is a hormone that is made in your pituitary gland. If you have high levels of prolactin, it can cause problems with your fertility, sex drive, breasts and bones. A common …
Prolactinoma - PubMed
Jul 31, 2023 · It is the most common secretory tumor of the pituitary gland accounting for up to 40% of total pituitary adenomas. Prolactinomas cause a wide variety of symptoms, either due …
Prolactinoma - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
A prolactinoma is a growth on the pituitary gland that causes the pituitary to produce too much of the hormone prolactin. Find detailed information including causes, symptoms, diagnosis and …
Learning About a Prolactinoma - Kaiser Permanente
Learning About a Prolactinoma What is a prolactinoma? A prolactinoma is a tumor on the pituitary gland that makes too much of the hormone prolactin. This type of tumor is benign, which …
Prolactinoma - Hormonal and Metabolic Disorders - Merck …
Prolactinomas are noncancerous pituitary tumors made up from special cells (lactotrophs) in the pituitary gland. The most common symptom of a prolactinoma is galactorrhea, which is the …
Acromegaly | New England Journal of Medicine
Nov 12, 2025 · Cabergoline, a dopamine receptor agonist approved as a highly effective drug for prolactinoma, has been used off label for oral treatment of acromegaly, since somatotrophs …
Prolactinoma Information | Mount Sinai - New York
Learn about Prolactinoma, find a doctor, complications, outcomes, recovery and follow-up care for Prolactinoma.