A Functional Thyrotropin- and Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma with a Ultrastructurally Monomorphic Feature: A Case Study

Endocrine Journal

HIROSHI MARUYAMA²  TAKAO SARUTA²  NAOKO KANDA²  AKIRA KASUGA²  TORU KAMEYA³  HEIJI NARITAKA¹  YUKAKO OZAWA² 

[1] Department of Neurosurgery , Keio University School of Medicine;Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine;Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine

关键词: Pituitary adenoma;    GH;    TSH;    Acromegaly;    Hyperthyroidism;   

DOI  :  10.1507/endocrj.45.211

学科分类：内分泌与代谢学

来源: Japan Endocrine Society

【 摘 要 】

References(30)Cited-By(3)A 38-yr-old female with a TSH- and GH-secreting pituitary adenoma is described, who had both overt symptoms, hyperthyroidism and acromegaly. Her serum TSH was not suppressed despite high concentrations of free T3 and free T4, and her α-subunit/TSH molar ratio was high. Her serum GH was consistently high, and was not suppressed by an oral glucose tolerance test. Preoperative testing revealed that, although the TSH response was impaired, TSH, α-subunit and GH were increased by TRH injection, and that these hormones were reduced by bromocriptine or somatostatin analog. Although she did not have hyperprolactinemia, the in vitro culture and immunohistochemical studies revealed that the adenoma cells produced and released PRL, in addition to TSH, α-subunit and GH. Immunohistochemical studies showed the presence of GH in the cytoplasm of many adenoma cells. TSHβ-positive adenoma cells were less frequently seen than GH-positive adenoma cells. No cells showed the coexistence of GH and TSHβ, and a few cells were positive for PRL. By electron microscopy, the adenoma was found to be composed of a single cell type resembling thyrotrophs, and did not have any characteristics of somatotrophs. This case was considered to be of interest, because the adenoma was ultrastructurally monomorphous, but immunohistochemically polymorphous.

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