Successful diagnosis and monitoring of giant prolactinomas: the role of sample dilutions
This case of giant macroprolactinoma highlights the need for confirming markedly elevated prolactin measurements with dilution of the sample; assessing for concurrent growth hormone excess; and initiating dopamine agonist therapy as a first line, long- term therapy.
Authors
- Joely A. Straseski
- Amnon Schlegel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4060-2252)
Institutions
- University of Utah (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Laboratory Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/labmed/lmaf021
- Primary Topic
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00