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Role of prolactin/adenoma maximum diameter and prolactin/adenoma volume in the differential diagnosis of prolactinomas and other types of pituitary adenomas

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    • Yinxing Huang
    • Chenyu Ding
    • Fangfang Zhang
    • Deyong Xiao
    • Lin Zhao
    • Shousen Wang
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    Affiliations: Department of Neurosurgery, Fuzhou General Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 35002, P.R. China, Department of Neurosurgery, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350025, P.R. China, Department of Endocrinology, First Hospital of Fuzhou Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350009, P.R. China, Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361003, P.R. China
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The present study aimed to investigate the function of the prolactin/adenoma maximum diameter (PRL/MD) and the prolactin/adenoma volume (PRL/V) in the differential diagnosis of prolactinomas and other types of pituitary adenomas. A total of 118 patients with pituitary adenoma, hyperprolactinemia and a plasma PRL <250 µg/l were enrolled. Clinical data from these patients were retrospectively analyzed. A receiver operating characteristic curve was plotted. The function of PRL, PRL/MD and PRL/V in the differential diagnosis of prolactinomas and other types of pituitary adenomas was compared. The results revealed that a PRL of 55.65 µg/l was the most accurate [sensitivity (SE), 0.800; specificity (SP), 0.716; positive predictive value (PPV), 0.857; negative predictive value (NPV), 0.933; and Youden index (YI), 0.516]. The PRL/MD with the highest diagnostic value was 4.03 µg/(l x mm) (SE, 0.800; SP, 0.898; PPV, 0.727; NVP, 0.929; and YI, 0.698). The PRL/V with the highest diagnostic value was 54.00 µg/(l x cm3) (SE, 0.900; SP, 0.966; PPV, 0.900; NVP, 0.966; and YI, 0.866). The PRL/MD tended to be of higher diagnostic accuracy than PRL, but this difference was not statistically significant (P=0.097). The differentiation ability of PRL/V was significantly stronger than that of PRL (P=0.028). Thus, serum PRL, PRL/MD and PRL/V levels may be able to differentiate prolactinomas from other types of hyperprolactinemia‑causing pituitary adenomas prior to treatment. PRL/V may be better than the PRL level in achieving a differential diagnosis, and the optimal PRL/V ratio for differentiating prolactinomas from other types of hyperprolactinemia‑causing pituitary adenomas was 54.00 µg/(l x cm3).
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Huang Y, Ding C, Zhang F, Xiao D, Zhao L and Wang S: Role of prolactin/adenoma maximum diameter and prolactin/adenoma volume in the differential diagnosis of prolactinomas and other types of pituitary adenomas. Oncol Lett 15: 2010-2016, 2018.
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Huang, Y., Ding, C., Zhang, F., Xiao, D., Zhao, L., & Wang, S. (2018). Role of prolactin/adenoma maximum diameter and prolactin/adenoma volume in the differential diagnosis of prolactinomas and other types of pituitary adenomas. Oncology Letters, 15, 2010-2016. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.7462
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Huang, Y., Ding, C., Zhang, F., Xiao, D., Zhao, L., Wang, S."Role of prolactin/adenoma maximum diameter and prolactin/adenoma volume in the differential diagnosis of prolactinomas and other types of pituitary adenomas". Oncology Letters 15.2 (2018): 2010-2016.
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Huang, Y., Ding, C., Zhang, F., Xiao, D., Zhao, L., Wang, S."Role of prolactin/adenoma maximum diameter and prolactin/adenoma volume in the differential diagnosis of prolactinomas and other types of pituitary adenomas". Oncology Letters 15, no. 2 (2018): 2010-2016. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.7462
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Huang Y, Ding C, Zhang F, Xiao D, Zhao L and Wang S: Role of prolactin/adenoma maximum diameter and prolactin/adenoma volume in the differential diagnosis of prolactinomas and other types of pituitary adenomas. Oncol Lett 15: 2010-2016, 2018.
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Huang, Y., Ding, C., Zhang, F., Xiao, D., Zhao, L., & Wang, S. (2018). Role of prolactin/adenoma maximum diameter and prolactin/adenoma volume in the differential diagnosis of prolactinomas and other types of pituitary adenomas. Oncology Letters, 15, 2010-2016. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.7462
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Huang, Y., Ding, C., Zhang, F., Xiao, D., Zhao, L., Wang, S."Role of prolactin/adenoma maximum diameter and prolactin/adenoma volume in the differential diagnosis of prolactinomas and other types of pituitary adenomas". Oncology Letters 15.2 (2018): 2010-2016.
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Huang, Y., Ding, C., Zhang, F., Xiao, D., Zhao, L., Wang, S."Role of prolactin/adenoma maximum diameter and prolactin/adenoma volume in the differential diagnosis of prolactinomas and other types of pituitary adenomas". Oncology Letters 15, no. 2 (2018): 2010-2016. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.7462
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