Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) involving the hypothalamus and pituitary gland is rare. Central nervous system involvement by NHL may be either as a primary tumour or from systemic lymphoma. We report an interesting case of aggressive central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma presenting as pituitary macroadenoma.Case report: A 67-year-old Caucasian woman presented with sudden onset of left eye ptosis and diplopia. Examination showed left third nerve...

Background: To identify a serum prolactin (PRL) cut-off value indicative of a PRL-producing adenoma in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and hyperprolactinaemia and characterize such patients. Materials and methods: In the present retrospective case–control study, the medical records of 528 PCOS women were reviewed. Pituitary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed in PCOS patients with PRL levels ≥94.0 ng/ml and/or symptoms suspicious of a pituit...