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Disorder characterized by galactorrhea and amenorrhea.
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Amenorrhea-Galactorrhea-Hyperprolactinemia Syndrome.
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Type I = Chiari-Frommel Syndrome: persistent AGS after giving birth.
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Type II = Ahumada-Del Castillo Syndrome (Argonz del Castillo-Ahumada
Syndrome; Amenorrhea-Galactorrhea FSH Decrease Syndrome; Nonpuerperal
Galactorrhea-Amenorrhea Syndrome): AGS not associated with pregnancy.
Estrogen deficiency and decreased urinary gonadotropin levels.
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Type III = Forbes-Albright Syndrome: AGS caused by chromophobe
prolactin-producing adenoma of the pituitary.
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Tumors resembling chromophobe adenomas of the
pituitary gland with eosinophilic granulation on tetrachrome staining.
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Secondary amenorrhea with galactorrhea.
Enlargement of the sella turcica.
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No known specific anesthetic
considerations for this syndrome.
Rimoin DL, Schimke RN: Genetic Disorders of the Endocrine Glands. St. Louis, CV Mosby, 1971.