Prolactin Disorders From Basic Science to Clinical Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tritos, Nicholas A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Klibanski, Anne (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Contemporary Endocrinology,
• Subjects: Endocrinology .; Metabolic diseases.; Endocrinology.; Metabolic Diseases.

This unique book will serve as a valuable resource for clinicians and researchers interested in prolactin physiology and pathophysiology and those who are involved in the care of patients with related disorders, including hyperprolactinemia and prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas. Timely and up-t...

Table of Contents:

• History of Prolactin Disorders
• Pituitary Anatomy and Development
• Prolactin Assays and Regulation of Secretion: Animal and Human Data
• Physiological Actions and Receptors
• Prolactin Excess and Deficiency: Epidemiology, Causes (Excluding Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Tumors)
• Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Epidemiology, Natural History
• Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Pathology, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis
• Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Clinical Management
• Prolactin and Pregnancy
• Prolactinomas in Children and Adolescents
• Prolactinomas in Men
• Plurihormonal Adenomas
• Aggressive Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas and Carcinomas.