Endocrine Abstracts

TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma (thyrotropinoma) is a rare (0.5% of all pituitary adenomas) and usually benign pituitary lesion, arising from the monoclonal expansion of neoplastic thyrotrophes. Thyrotropinoma usually presents with symptoms thyrotoxicosis (milder compared to those originating from the primary thyroid disorders) and mass effects of the pituitary tumour.Aim: To describe the clinical course of thyrotropinoma presented with paroxysmal atrial...

Objective: To assess the sensitivity of granins – chromogranin A (CgA), secretogranin II (SgII), and secretoneurin (Sn) as biochemical and immunohistochemical markers of non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs):Methods: 50 patients with NFPAs were included in the study. Tissue samples were immunostained for pituitary hormones, Ki-67, αSU, CgA, SgII, and Sn. Furthermore, we have determined the levels of CgA, SgII in the serum and Sn in the pla...