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Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas
Published on: January 17, 2018
Pituitary adenoma-associated with Schöpf-Schulz-Passarge syndrome
Robert Thomas Brady1,2, Kieren Allinson3, Cornelius René4
1Ophthalmology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, England, UK robertthomas.brady@nhs.net.
Abstract:
Hidrocystomas are benign cystic skin tumours of sweat gland origin which often involve the eyelids but are usually solitary. We report the case of a middle-aged man with multiple bilateral eyelid hidrocystomas, palmoplantar keratoderma, hypodontia and nail dystrophy, in keeping with a diagnosis of Schöpf-Schulz-Passarge syndrome, an exceedingly rare ectodermal dysplasia. Hyperprolactinaemia was found on testing, and radiology revealed an incidental prolactinoma. Raised serum prolactin has not been previously associated with Schöpf-Schulz-Passarge syndrome. The significance of raised serum prolactin in the context of multiple eyelid hidrocystomas is discussed.
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