Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Anterior pituitary cells are characterised by functional lineages based on the expression pattern of transcription factors. Functional differentiation in the form of pituitary adenomas co-secreting ACTH and growth hormone is very rare. We report a case of multiple cell line pituitary adenoma resulting in acromegaly and ACTH dependent Cushing’s.Case: A 52-year-old woman of Ghanian origin (BMI of 57.5 kg/m2) presented with pro...

The clinical effectiveness of ablative radioiodine treatment is limited by the ability of the sodium iodide symporter (NIS) to uptake 131I. A significant proportion of well-differentiated thyroid tumours are unable to concentrate sufficient radioiodine for effective therapy, and in other tumour models such as breast, where radioiodine uptake would be an attractive therapeutic option, uptake is insufficient. Pituitary tumor-transforming gene-binding factor (PBF/ PTTG...