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ea0037gp.20.09 | Pituitary – Hypopituitarism | ECE2015

Thyrotropinoma: diagnosis and management of a rare but increasingly recognised pituitary tumour – novel insights from a large prospective UK study

Koulouri Olympia , Moran Carla , Powlson Andrew , Antoun Nagui , Donnelly Neil , Mannion Richard , Pickrd John , Halsall David , Chatterjee Krish , Gurnell Mark

Background: Thyrotropinomas (TSHomas) are traditionally considered a rare, albeit important cause of thyrotoxicosis. Although early case series reported a predominance of invasive macroadenomas, emerging evidence suggests microadenomas are being increasingly diagnosed, and the clinical/biochemical phenotype appears to be more variable than previously suspected. We therefore performed detailed phenotyping of patients referred to our centre with a diagnosis of TSHoma over a 4-ye...