Multihormonal pituitary adenomas.

Hormone research ·Vol. 10 ·No. 1 ·1979-00-00 ·Pages 1-13

Heitz PU

Abstract

66 pituitary tumors detected at autopsy were investigated for the presence of corticotropin, beta-lipotrophin, growth hormone, prolactin, thyrotropin and gonadotropins by immunocytochemistry. 56 tumors contained hormone-producing cells; 45 were found to contain 2 or more hormones. This finding confirms and extends previous morphologic and clinical observations. The majority of pituitary tumors are mixed and they probably arise from impaired regulation at the hypothalamic and/or pituitary level.

MeSH Terms

Acromegaly/complications Adenoma/analysis,complications Adrenocorticotropic Hormone/analysis Aged Cushing Syndrome/complications Female Follicle Stimulating Hormone/analysis Growth Hormone/analysis Humans Luteinizing Hormone/analysis Male Middle Aged Pituitary Neoplasms/analysis,complications Prolactin/analysis Thyroiditis, Autoimmune/complications Thyrotropin/analysis beta-Lipotropin/analysis

Chemicals

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Prolactin Luteinizing Hormone Follicle Stimulating Hormone Thyrotropin Growth Hormone beta-Lipotropin

Authors & Affiliations

1 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Heitz P U

Article Info

Journal

Hormone research

Abbr.

Horm Res

ISSN

0301-0163

DOI

10.1159/000178983

Published

1979-00-00

Pages

1-13

Language

English

Region

Switzerland

NLM ID

0366126

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1159/000178983 View journal details

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