Endocrine Abstracts

Thyrotropin-secreting pituitary adenomas (TSHomas) are rare functioning pituitary adenomas, accounting for less than 1%. They commonly present as macroadenomas with symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Though surgery is the first line therapy, cure is achieved in only 30–40%, with high rate of post-surgical hypopituitarism. We propose somatostatin analogs having a new role in the management. We report a case of 73 years-old man with a 6-month history of palpitations and progress...