@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Aaron B. Grotas, Harris M. Nagler},
TITLE = {Presentation of a functional pituitary adenoma as a significant decrease in prostate-specific antigen level in a patient followed for prostate cancer},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {13},
YEAR = {2006},
NUMBER = {6},
PAGES = {3346--3347},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v13n6/62443},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {The stimulatory role of testosterone in the production and
release of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has been well
characterized. Testosterone production by the testes is
dependent on a functional hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal
axis. High prolactin levels have been shown to disrupt this
axis, resulting in decreases in gonadotropins and testosterone
levels. We report a patient with prostate cancer and elevated
PSA levels followed with “watchful waiting” for several
years who experienced a precipitous decrease in PSA level
over a 3 month period. The patient was found to have an
asymptomatic prolactin-secreting pituitary macroadenoma.},
DOI = {}
}