title: Thyroid stimulating hormone microadenoma as a rare cause of thyrotoxicosis amenable to surgical cure.
abstract: Hyperthyroidism due to a thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) pituitary adenoma is rare. We report a 29-year-old woman with thyrotoxicosis and elevated serum 3,5,3',5'-tetraiodothyronine and TSH levels that resolved after a transsphenoidal excision of the detected TSH pituitary adenoma. The diagnosis and management options in such patients are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. mazdaturel@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mazda K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Turel
authors.forename: Hesarghatta S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Asha
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajaratnam
authors.forename: Geeta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chacko
authors.forename: Ari G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Chacko
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013972:Thyrotropin