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By Mayo Clinic staffMost prolactinomas occur in people between 20 and 50 years old. The disorder is rare in children. Pituitary tumors are much more likely in women than in men.
References
- Prolactinoma. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. http://endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/prolact/prolact.htm. Accessed Jan. 7, 2010.
- Schelchte JA. Prolactinoma. New England Journal of Medicine. 200;349:2035.
- Mancini T, et al. Hyperprolactemia and prolactinomas. Endocrinology Metabolism Clinics of North America. 2008;37:67.
- Melmed S, et al. Disorders of the anterior pituitary and hypothalamus. In: Fauci AS, et al. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 17th ed. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill Medical; 2008. http://www.accessmedicine.com/content.aspx?aID=2876725. Accessed Jan. 7, 2010.
- Nippoldt TB (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Jan. 20, 2010.
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