Prolactinoma Case Study
1. I don’t believe Jane is a hypochondriac, she definitely has relevant health problems that are very serious and causing her a lot of stress. The MRI that was done revealed there was a brain tumor. The underlying problems that stand out to me are the right visual field deficit, occasional lactation, and severe stress which are directly related to Prolactinoma. Prolactinoma causes increased prolactin hormone level in the body which is caused by the pressure of the tumor on surrounding tissues or by excessive release of prolactin release of prolactin from the tumor into the blood which can as cause a condition known as hyperprolactinemia in the pituitary gland. A large pituitary tumor (macro adenoma) can put pressure on the pituitary gland