Prolactinomas in men tend to be large tumors and are often invasive.
A prolactinoma case from Dr. Blevins’ clinic
March 25, 2024
Prolactinoma
Prolactinoma is a noncancerous tumor of the pituitary gland. This tumor causes the pituitary to make too much of a hormone called prolactin. The major effect of prolactinoma is decreased levels of some sex hormones — estrogen in women and testosterone in men.
Veronica’s experience with a Prolactinoma
November 14, 2023
In today’s podcast, Veronica, an MBA graduate of Notre Dame University and law school student, tells us about her experience with a prolactinoma. What is interesting about this story is that in pituitary medicine, where delays in diagnosis and general unawareness are all too often the order of the day, this is a perfect example of how awareness and smart thinking make things work as they are supposed to.
Pituitary MRI educational series: macroadenoma invading cavernous sinus producing prolactin
May 9, 2023
We continue our series of educational videos reading pituitary MRI studies. This case is of a 20-year-old man who presented with headaches, breast tenderness, high levels of prolactin, and hypogonadism. Dr. Blevins describes in detail
Pituitary adenomas
May 6, 2017
Today’s podcast is the first in an upcoming series of podcasts dedicated to pituitary lesions, with particular attention to pituitary adenomas. Dr. Blevins covers a variety of subjects including symptoms and signs, classification and groups,
The withdrawal of dopamine agonist therapies in prolactinomas
January 22, 2017
PODCAST: Today’s podcast focuses on Dr. Blevins’ thoughts on a recent paper published in The Pituitary Journal. You can review a summary of the article here. Dr. Blevins reviews some of the relevant topics and makes critical
Prolactin and fertility
May 26, 2016
A fascinating topic indeed. Dr. Lewis Blevins navigates through hyperprolactinemia, infertility, and prolactinomas and pregnancies in this very informational podcast. “Music by: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music
Aggressive Pituitary Tumors
February 3, 2016
In this podcast Dr. Blevins discusses aggressive pituitary tumors. Learn what defines a pituitary malignancy and the differences between benign and malignant tumors. What is an aggressive tumor and what makes it behave that way.
How important is early diagnosis?
October 2, 2015
A recent article from the Endocrinology Department of “Escola Universitària d’Infermeria, Hospital Sant Pau, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain” explores health related quality of life (QoL) issues in patients with pituitary disease. The article
Pituitary Surgery. Postoperative Followup.
October 16, 2014
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr. MD – All too often, I see patients who come to the clinic with devastating recurrences of their pituitary tumors. For example, the accompanying MRI depicts a recurrent pituitary tumor in
Prolactinoma: Indications for surgery.
October 16, 2014
From Lewis S Blevins Jr., MD – Although dopamine agonist drugs are available to treat prolactinomas I believe some patients with these tumors are probably best treated surgically. Of course, surgery should be performed by
Tests of Pituitary Function: Prolactin
October 2, 2014
From Lewis Blevins, MD – Photo abstract blend – Prolactin is produced by the anterior pituitary gland. Its secretion is largely regulated by dopamine from the hypothalamus which inhibits prolactin production and release. TRH (which
Prolactinoma and Visual Field Deficits.
September 24, 2014
From Lewis Blevins, MD – These images show the serial visual fields in a patient with a pituitary tumor. The blackened parts illustrate what the patient CANNOT see as if they were our very