Prolactinoma, familial: A pituitary tumor that secretes prolactin and occurs in a familial pattern of inheritance. The tumor is benign but can cause symptoms due to high prolactin levels or compression of the optic nerve. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Prolactinoma, familial is available below.
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Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Prolactinoma, familial as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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