Thyrotropin-producing adenoma: diagnostic challenges (Сase report)
Pituitary thyrotropin-producing adenomas (TSH-omas) are rare tumors that cause hyperthyroidism. Failure to recognize this disease may result in dramatic consequences, such as improper thyroid ablation in patients with central hyperthyroidism. This article concerns the current issues of pathogenesis,...
| Format: | Article |
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| Language: | Russian |
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Endocrinology Research Centre
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Клиническая и экспериментальная тиреоидология |
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| Online Access: | https://cet-endojournals.ru/ket/article/viewFile/4365/2492 |
| Summary: | Pituitary thyrotropin-producing adenomas (TSH-omas) are rare tumors that cause hyperthyroidism. Failure to recognize this disease may result in dramatic consequences, such as improper thyroid ablation in patients with central hyperthyroidism. This article concerns the current issues of pathogenesis, diagnostics, differential diagnostics and treatment of TSH-omas. It also describes a case study of a young woman with thyrotropin-producing adenoma. |
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| ISSN: | 1995-5472 2310-3787 |