Prolactinomas are benign pituitary tumors that are frequently seen in females aged 20 to 50 years old. The female-to-male ratio is approximately 10:1. In pediatric-adolescent age group, prolactinomas have a prevalence of 100/million population, and account for less than 2% of all intracranial tumors. The symptoms are abnormal uterine bleeding, pubertal arrest, hypogonadism and galactore. In this case report, a 14 year-old adolescent presenting with irreguler and frequent vaginal hemorrhage (menometrorrhagia) who was diagnosed to have prolactinoma is reported.
Key words: Adolescent, hypophysis, menometrorrhagia, prolactinom
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