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We report a case of “apoplectic pituitary adenoma” associated with puberty in an adolescent. The patient was unaware that he harbored a pituitary adenoma at the onset of his apoplectic episode. The adenoma was endocrinologically and histologically classified as a prolactinoma. Preoperative endocrine disturbances and subjective complaints improved immediately after surgery
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Kulah, A., Erel, C., Memis, M. et al. Arrested puberty associated with apoplectic prolactinoma in a male adolescent. Child's Nerv Syst 11, 124–127 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00303820
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