hrp0098p3-222 | Pituitary, Neuroendocrinology and Puberty | ESPE2024

Pituitary macroadenoma in a 17-year-old girl - therapeutic difficulties

Borysewicz-Sańczyk Hanna , Parchanowicz Elżbieta , Wantulok Zuzanna , Kowieska Jolanta , Sawicka Beata , Stożek Karolina , Michalak Justyna , Zieliński Grzegorz , Bossowski Artur

Prolactinoma is the most common pituitary adenoma in children and adolescents originating from lactotrophic cells, autonomously secreting prolactin, usually diagnosed >12 years of age, more often in girls. We present the case of a 17-year-old girl, diagnosed in the Endocrinology Outpatient Clinic of the University Children's Clinical Hospital in Bialystok, due to excessive weight gain and secondary amenorrhoea. The girl was referred to the Department of Paediatrics, En...