Thyrotropin secreting pituitary tumours: a cause of hyperthyroidism

Pituitary thyrotropin excess resulting in hyperthyroidism has been previously reported in only 25 patients, of whom 19 had a pituitary tumour. This report describes a patient in whom a thyrotropin-producing pituitary tumour was associated with triiodothyronine thyrotoxicosis. Hypophysectomy was foll...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 1980-12, Vol.43 (12), p.1141-1145
Hauptverfasser:	Salti, Ibrahim S, Nuwayri-Salti, Nuha, Bergman, Ronald A, Nassar, Sami I, Muakkasah, Kamel F, Fakhri-Sahli, Itaf
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Humans Hyperthyroidism - etiology Male Pituitary Neoplasms - complications Pituitary Neoplasms - metabolism Pituitary Neoplasms - pathology Short Report Thyrotropin - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:	Pituitary thyrotropin excess resulting in hyperthyroidism has been previously reported in only 25 patients, of whom 19 had a pituitary tumour. This report describes a patient in whom a thyrotropin-producing pituitary tumour was associated with triiodothyronine thyrotoxicosis. Hypophysectomy was followed by a prompt fall in serum thyrotropin and a return to a euthyroid state.
ISSN:	0022-3050 1468-330X
DOI:	10.1136/jnnp.43.12.1141