Diagnosis and treatment of thyroid-stimulating hormone secreting pituitary adenoma
Han Song
Wang Pengfei
Yang Yakun
Liu Ning
Yu Chunjiang
Yan Changxiang
Abstract：Objective To summarize the clinical manifestation,diagnosis and treatment of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)-secreting pituitary adenoma.Methods The clinical data of 9 patients with TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma were analyzed retrospectively.Nine patients were treated by surgery,including craniotomy in 4,transsphenoidal surgery in 5.Results The tumor was totally resected in 4 cases,subtotally in 1 and partially in 4.There were 7 patients with high TSH level preoperatively and 5 returned to normal of TSH level after operation.The postoperative complications included electrolyte disorder in 2 cases,cerebrospinal rhinorrhea in 1 and intraoperative hemorrhage in 1.The patients were followed up from 35-78 months.The cure was in 4 cases after imaging and hormone level assessment.Conclusions TSH-secreting pituitary adenomas have the characteristics of invasive growth and rigid texture.The treatment strategy needs to be individualized according to the actual situation of the patients.
Keywords：pituitary neoplasmsthyroid stimulating hormone secretinghyperthyroidism
Publication Date：2018-02-20
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 59-62 )