A Silent Follicle-Stimulating Hormone-Producing Pituitary Adenoma in a Teenage Male.
Summary of "A Silent Follicle-Stimulating Hormone-Producing Pituitary Adenoma in a Teenage Male."
An 18-year-old male was referred to Toranomon Hospital seeking reoperation for recurrent clinically nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma. A pituitary macroadenoma was first suspected at age 15 due to intractable headaches. Endocrine data were unremarkable except slightly elevated serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Transsphenoidal surgery done at another hospital achieved partial tumor removal but the remaining tumor regrew 2 years after surgery. The recurrent tumor was completely and selectively removed on repeat surgery at Toranomon Hospital. Pathological examination confirmed a silent FSH-producing pituitary adenoma. Forty-five patients less than 20 years old underwent transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenoma at Toranomon Hospital between 1993 and 2010. Of the 45 patients, 36 (80.0%) had clinically functioning adenomas and the other 9 (20.0%) had clinically non-functioning adenomas. No patients, other than the present case, had a silent gonadotroph adenoma. In contrast, among 579 patients over 20 years old undergoing surgery for nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas between 2006 and 2010 at Toranomon Hospital, 304 (52.3%) had silent gonadotroph adenomas. Gonadotroph adenomas are more common with aging: for example, 37 (61.7%) of 60 patients more than 70 years old at the time of operation had gonadotroph adenomas. In conclusion, gonadotroph adenomas, especially silent gonadotroph adenomas, are extremely rare in childhood and adolescence.
Affiliation
Department of Endocrinology, Toranomon Hospital, Toranomon 2-2-2, Minato, Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan, tamiyatky@gmail.com.
Journal Details
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Name: Endocrine pathology
ISSN: 1559-0097
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21853289
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12022-011-9173-8
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Hyperpituitarism
Disease of the glandular, anterior portion of the pituitary (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR) resulting in hypersecretion of ADENOHYPOPHYSEAL HORMONES such as GROWTH HORMONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE ; and ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. Hyperpituitarism usually is caused by a functional ADENOMA.
Pituitary Neoplasms
Neoplasms which arise from or metastasize to the PITUITARY GLAND. The majority of pituitary neoplasms are adenomas, which are divided into non-secreting and secreting forms. Hormone producing forms are further classified by the type of hormone they secrete. Pituitary adenomas may also be characterized by their staining properties (see ADENOMA, BASOPHIL; ADENOMA, ACIDOPHIL; and ADENOMA, CHROMOPHOBE). Pituitary tumors may compress adjacent structures, including the HYPOTHALAMUS, several CRANIAL NERVES, and the OPTIC CHIASM. Chiasmal compression may result in bitemporal HEMIANOPSIA.
Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone
A decapeptide that stimulates the synthesis and secretion of both pituitary gonadotropins, LUTEINIZING HORMONE and FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE. GnRH is produced by neurons in the septum PREOPTIC AREA of the HYPOTHALAMUS and released into the pituitary portal blood, leading to stimulation of GONADOTROPHS in the ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND.
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
A major gonadotropin secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates GAMETOGENESIS and the supporting cells such as the ovarian GRANULOSA CELLS, the testicular SERTOLI CELLS, and LEYDIG CELLS. FSH consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. Within a species, the alpha subunit is common in the three pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH, and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity.
Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Human
A major gonadotropin secreted by the human adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates GAMETOGENESIS and the supporting cells such as the ovarian GRANULOSA CELLS, the testicular SERTOLI CELLS, and the LEYDIG CELLS. FSH consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. The alpha subunit is common in the three human pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH, and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity.
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