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ea0022p221 | Clinical case reports and clinical practice | ECE2010

Two therapeutic approaches for thyrotropin-secreting pituitary adenomas

Sambo Marcel , Garcia Rogelio , Fernandez Elisa , Andia Victor , Lezcano Diego , Alvarez Pilar , Rodriguez Paloma

Case 1: Thirty-eight year woman consulted to gynecologist for oligomenorrhea in the last 4 years; PRL 51 μg/l and TSH 8.4 mU/l were discovered, initiating treatment with levotiroxine (f-T4). She got pregnant, persisting elevated levels of TSH and increasing f-T4, with normal campimetry. With the diagnostic of hyperthyroidism due to inadequate TSH secretion, treatment with PTU was initiated. After normal delivery, MRI showed a 22 mm. hypophisary macroadenoma and a transesp...