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A 35 Age - year Age - old Age woman Sex presented Clinical_event to the ear, Nonbiological_location nose Nonbiological_location and Nonbiological_location throat Nonbiological_location outpatient Nonbiological_location department Nonbiological_location with headache Sign_symptom and a blocked Sign_symptom left Sign_symptom - sided Sign_symptom nasal Sign_symptom canal Sign_symptom with epistaxis Sign_symptom for 2 Duration   years Duration .
Medical history revealed secondary Detailed_description amenorrhoea History for History the History past History 19 Duration   years Duration with regression History of History secondary History sexual History characteristics History with History no History galactorrhoea History .
Physical Diagnostic_procedure and ophthalmological Diagnostic_procedure examinations Diagnostic_procedure were within Lab_value normal Lab_value limits Lab_value .
Nasal Diagnostic_procedure examination Diagnostic_procedure revealed a left Biological_structure - sided Biological_structure choanal Biological_structure mass Sign_symptom .
As the mass Coreference was bleeding Detailed_description on Detailed_description palpation Detailed_description , imaging Diagnostic_procedure was advised prior to performing a biopsy.
MRI Diagnostic_procedure of the head Biological_structure showed a sellar Biological_structure and infra Biological_structure - sellar Biological_structure mass Sign_symptom extending Biological_structure into Biological_structure the Biological_structure nasopharynx Biological_structure (figure 1).
The patient was then referred Clinical_event to the endocrinologist Nonbiological_location for further hormonal Diagnostic_procedure investigation Diagnostic_procedure .
Her serum Diagnostic_procedure prolactin Diagnostic_procedure was very Lab_value high—7443  µg/L Lab_value (N<20).
Other Diagnostic_procedure pituitary Diagnostic_procedure hormones Diagnostic_procedure were within Lab_value normal Lab_value limits Lab_value .
A final diagnosis of giant Disease_disorder prolactinoma Disease_disorder was made and the patient was prescribed cabergoline Medication 0.25 Dosage   mg Dosage twice Dosage per Dosage week Dosage with the associated risks explained in advance.