Prolactinoma presenting with intermittent third nerve palsy

A patient presented with a painful third nerve palsy. This resolved spontaneously, but recurred several months later. At his second presentation carotid angiography gave normal results, but a high resolution CT scan showed a tumour in the right parasellar region. The serum prolactin was raised at ov...

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Published inBritish journal of ophthalmology Vol. 70; no. 9; pp. 706 - 707
Main Author Wykes, W N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.09.1986
BMJ
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Oculomotor disorders
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmoplegia - etiology
Pituitary Neoplasms - complications
Pituitary Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Pituitary Neoplasms - metabolism
Prolactin - metabolism
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Human
Endocrinopathy
Prolactinoma
Eye disease
Intermittent
Pituitary diseases
Ophthalmoplegia
Pituitary gland
Tumor
Common oculomotor nerve
Paralysis
Oculomotor syndrome
Elderly
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Summary:A patient presented with a painful third nerve palsy. This resolved spontaneously, but recurred several months later. At his second presentation carotid angiography gave normal results, but a high resolution CT scan showed a tumour in the right parasellar region. The serum prolactin was raised at over 22,000 millimicrons/, showing this to be a prolactinoma.
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ISSN:0007-1161
1468-2079
DOI:10.1136/bjo.70.9.706