International Clinical Neuroscience Journal

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2020)

Co-Morbidity of Pituitary Adenoma and Frontal Convexity Meningioma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

International Clinical Neuroscience Journal, Vol. 7 No. 3 (2020), 21 June 2020 , Page 153-155

Abstract

Instruction: The current study reports a woman with pituitary adenoma and frontal convexity meningioma that was detected accidentially. To the best of our knowledge, this case is considered as a rare clinical scenario.

Case presentation: A 37 years old woman suffering from amenorrhea and galactorrhea had her detail investigation showed hyperprolactinemia. The patient was diagnosed with a prolactinoma, and a frontal convexity meningioma was discovered on MRI. The prolactinoma controlled with Bromocriptine therapy, while the meningioma monitored through medical observation. After two months of pharmaceutical medication, her symptoms improved with the decrease in serum prolactin.

Conclusion: Thanks to sophisticated MRI techniques, meningioma and prolactinoma were incidentally detected. It should be noted that co-morbidity of prolactinoma and meningioma is very rare. The mechanism of the association between these two familiar types of intracranial tumors has not yet been clarified, which indicates the need for further studies to offer possible targeted treatment for patients.

Keyword: Meningiomas; Prolactinomas; Pituitary adenomas.

Keywords:
  • Meningiomas
  • Prolactinomas
  • Pituitary adenomas.

How to Cite

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Dinh HTP, Mai TD, Truong TV. Co-Morbidity of Pituitary Adenoma and Frontal Convexity Meningioma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Int Clin Neurosci J [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 21 [cited 2026 Jul. 23];7(3):153-5. Available from: https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/neuroscience/article/view/29616

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