title: Familial pituitary adenoma--report of four cases from two unrelated families.
abstract: The authors report four cases of familial pituitary adenomas from two unrelated families. No clinical or biochemical evidence of multiple endocrine neoplasia, type I (MEN-I) was demonstrated. Detailed study of the family trees disclosed no other family members affected by MEN-I. Familial occurrence of pituitary adenomas unassociated with MEN-I is rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kagoshima Municipal Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuasa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tokito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitamura
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000239:Adenoma, Acidophil / Q000235:genetics; D000238:Adenoma, Chromophobe / Q000235:genetics; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009377:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia / Q000235:genetics; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery