Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presenting with galactorrhoea. (2nd January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: See, Wing Shan Queenie; Cheuk, Daniel Ka Leung; Fung, Kong Lam Marcus; Chan, Godfrey Chi Fung
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 2013
• Publication Date: 2013-01-02
• Subjects: Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007461
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

Abstract : A teenage girl presented with galactorrhoea and moderate hyperprolactinaemia. She was subsequently diagnosed to have acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Further investigations supported the presence of ectopic prolactin production as suggested by the presence of prolactin mRNA in the patient's marrow at diagnosis. Both the ectopic prolactin mRNA and galactorrhoea eventually resolved upon disease remission after treatment.