title: Clinically and biochemically silent thyrotroph adenoma with oncocytic change.
abstract: A case of clinically and biochemically silent pituitary tumour with ultrastructural and immunohistochemical evidence of thyroid stimulating hormone secretion is presented. Significance of recognition of such silent tumours is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pathology and Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Kak
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D022142:Secretory Vesicles / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000502:physiology; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D013972:Thyrotropin