Male Gonadotroph Adenoma: Report of Three Cases and a Review of the Literature
| Autor: | Shojiro Inano, Hisato Tatsuoka, Toshiaki Sano, Yoshiyuki Hamamoto, Shozo Yamada, Hiroyuki Koshiyama, Yuki Takahashi, Jun Takahashi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Adenoma
Adult Male endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty Pathology endocrine system diseases medicine.medical_treatment Gonadotrophs Follicle-stimulating hormone Pituitary adenoma Internal medicine Gonadotroph adenoma Internal Medicine medicine Humans Pituitary Neoplasms Pathological Aged Transsphenoidal surgery business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Endocrinology Silent pituitary adenoma business hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists |
| Zdroj: | Internal Medicine. 52:1199-1202 |
| ISSN: | 1349-7235 0918-2918 |
| Popis: | We herein report three cases of gonadotroph adenoma in men (36-72 years of age) presenting with visual impairment and suprasellar masses measuring approximately 20 to 30 mm in diameter. Endocrinological examinations were normal, except for slightly increased follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in two cases. Based on the tentative diagnosis of non-functioning pituitary adenoma, transsphenoidal surgery was performed, which revealed that the tumors consisted of FSH- and LH-positive cells. As gonadotroph adenoma is very common among patients with clinically silent pituitary adenoma, it should be diagnosed using pathological examinations. |
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