Journal of neurosurgeryHumansMaleFemaleMiddle AgedPituitary Neoplasms
Preoperative serum prolactin as a predictor of endocrine outcomes in nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma surgery: revisiting the "stalk effect".
Yuki Shinya, Justine S Herndon, Sandhya R Palit, Sukwoo Hong, Miguel Saez-Alegre, Ramin A Morshed, Dana Erickson, Irina Bancos, Diane Donegan, Carlos Pinheiro Neto, Fredric B Meyer, John L D Atkinson, Jamie J Van Gompel
Published: 202610.3171/2025.5.JNS243206
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) often present with associated mild hyperprolactinemia, described in literature as "stalk effect." The presence of preoperative hyperprolactinemia caused by tumor compression of the pituitary stalk…
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