Prolactinoma pathophysiology

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anmol Pitliya, M.B.B.S. M.D.[2], Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [3]

Overview

Prolactinoma is the most common type of pituitary adenoma. Prolactinoma may occur in approximately 30% of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 patients. It may also occur with Carney complex or McCune-Albright syndrome. There are a few reports of familial cases of prolactinoma unrelated to MEN 1 syndrome.[1]

Prolactinoma is also associated with various familial syndromes.[2] On gross pathology, prolactinoma is divided on the basis of size into microprolactinoma and macroprolactinoma. On microscopic histological analysis, prolactinoma has two types: sparsely granulated and densely granulated.

Pathophysiology

Associated Diseases

Prolactinoma may be associated with:[1]

Genetics

Familial Pituitary adenoma|pituitary adenomas

Syndrome Gene Gene locus Notes
Multiple endocrine neoplasia I MEN1 11q13 Characterized by the 3 Ps: pituitary adenoma, parathyroid adenoma, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
MEN1-like syndrome CDKN1B 12q13 Associated with pituitary adenoma, parathyroid adenoma, neuroendocrine tumor
Carney complex PRKAR1A 17q24 Other findings (mnemonic NAME): nevi, atrial myxoma, myxoid neurofibroma, ephelides (freckles)
Familial isolated pituitary adenoma AIP 11q13

Gross Pathology

Gross pathology of prolactinoma is as follows:[8]

  • Microprolactinomas (<10mm size) are usually found in the lateral wing of pituitary gland. They are most often surrounded by well defined pseudocapsules composed of reticulin.
  • Macroprolactinomas (>10mm size) differ substantially in size and behavior. Some cause sellar expansion while others invade the skull base.
  • About 50% of all prolactinoma grossly invade surrounding structures.

Microscopic Pathology

  1. Sparsely granulated variant
  2. Densely granulated variant


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ciccarelli A, Daly AF, Beckers A (2005). "The epidemiology of prolactinomas". Pituitary. 8 (1): 3–6. doi:10.1007/s11102-005-5079-0. PMID 16411062.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Karhu A, Aaltonen LA (2007). "Susceptibility to pituitary neoplasia related to MEN-1, CDKN1B and AIP mutations: an update". Hum Mol Genet. 16 Spec No 1: R73–9. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddm036. PMID 17613551.
  3. Herman V, Fagin J, Gonsky R, Kovacs K, Melmed S (1990). "Clonal origin of pituitary adenomas". J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 71 (6): 1427–33. doi:10.1210/jcem-71-6-1427. PMID 1977759.
  4. Vlotides G, Eigler T, Melmed S (2007). "Pituitary tumor-transforming gene: physiology and implications for tumorigenesis". Endocr Rev. 28 (2): 165–86. doi:10.1210/er.2006-0042. PMID 17325339.
  5. Zhang X, Horwitz GA, Heaney AP, Nakashima M, Prezant TR, Bronstein MD; et al. (1999). "Pituitary tumor transforming gene (PTTG) expression in pituitary adenomas". J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 84 (2): 761–7. doi:10.1210/jcem.84.2.5432. PMID 10022450.
  6. Agarwal SK, Lee Burns A, Sukhodolets KE, Kennedy PA, Obungu VH, Hickman AB; et al. (2004). "Molecular pathology of the MEN1 gene". Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1014: 189–98. PMID 15153434.
  7. Korbonits M, Storr H, Kumar AV (2012). "Familial pituitary adenomas - who should be tested for AIP mutations?". Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 77 (3): 351–6. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.2012.04445.x. PMID 22612670.
  8. Bigner, D. D. (2006). Russell and Rubinstein's pathology of tumors of the nervous system. London New York, NY: Hodder Arnold Distributed in the United States of America by Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0340810071.

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