Thyrotropin secreting pituitary adenoma effectively treated with octreotide

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作者
Fukuda, T [1 ]
Yokoyama, N [1 ]
Tamai, M [1 ]
Imaizumi, M [1 ]
Kimura, H [1 ]
Tominaga, T [1 ]
Ashizawa, K [1 ]
Kiriyama, T [1 ]
Yoshimine, H [1 ]
Ohishi, K [1 ]
Eguchi, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Nagasaki Univ, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med 1, Nagasaki 8528501, Japan
关键词
somatostatin analog; tumor shrinkage; syndrome of inappropriate TSH secretion (SITSH);
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10.2169/internalmedicine.37.1027
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We report a 65-year-old woman with thyrotropin (TSH) secreting pituitary adenoma, who was diagnosed based on the lack of inhibition of serum TSH despite an increased serum free thyroxine (T-4), a low response of serum TSH to thyrotropin releasing hormone, and a pituitary tumor as revealed by magnetic resonance imaging. The pituitary adenoma was, however, inoperable due to chronic respiratory failure. The treatment with octreotide in a dose of 100 mu g b.i.d. resulted in inhibition of serum TSH and free T-4 to euthyroid levels and considerable shrinkage of the pituitary tumor. These effects were continued over 8 months after the start of octreotide therapy without any adverse effects. These findings add further evidence that octreotide is useful for treating inoperable TSH secreting pituitary adenoma.
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