ACTH and TSH producing ectopic suprasellar pituitary adenoma of the hypothalamic region: case report.
A 34-year-old woman with a long-term history of amenorrhoea, headache and visual disturbances was operated for a hypothalamic tumor which could be completely removed. Postoperatively the patient developed a transient SIADH-syndrome and deep vein thrombosis; otherwise the clinical course was uneventful. There has been no sign of tumor recurrence at a follow-up period of fifteen months. Histological examination of the tumor revealed an ectopic pituitary adenoma with production of ACTH and TSH shown by immunohistochemistry.
Department of Pathology, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway.
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Lindboe
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Unsgård
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Myhr
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Scott
D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007029:Hypothalamic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009384:Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / Q000473:pathology*; D010902:Pituitary Gland; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000378:metabolism*
D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D013972:Thyrotropin