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ea0029p1540 | Pituitary Clinical | ICEECE2012

An unusual plurihormonal pituitary adenoma

Batisse Lignier M. , Maqdasy S. , Mestre B. , Roche B. , Chazal J. , Tauveron I.

Introduction: Plurihormonality of pituitary adenoma can be defined as the ability to express more than one hormone. 1–30% of pituitary adenoma are plurihormonal. We describe a case of plurihormonal adenoma with GH and ACTH secretion and triple immunostaining for GH, ACTH and prolactin.Case report: A 40 years old patient presented with sudden weight gain central obesity, hypertension, menstrual disorders, acne, hirsutism suggesting hypercortisolism. ...