1. An unusual pituitary mass revealing a primary hypothyroidism!
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Moumen, Amal, Meftah, Azzelarab, El jadi, Hamza, Elmoussaoui, Souad, and Belmejdoub, Ghizlaine
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HYPERPLASIA , *HEMIANOPSIA , *THYROID hormones , *THYROID gland function tests - Abstract
Autoimmune hypothyroidism is a common medical condition. Its revelation by thyrotrophic hyperplasia is an unusual and may be misdiagnosed as a pituitary adenoma. A 35-year-old man is referred to us for endocrinological assessment before surgery of a pituitary macroadenoma with bitemporal hemianopsia. Biological data reveal profound primary hypothyroidism. With thyroid hormone substitution, the thyroid function was normalized. Follow-up magnetic resonance imaging, showed the complete shrinkage of the pituitary mass attesting of a thyrotrophic pituitary hyperplasia. This case highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary assessment of pituitary masses to avoid unnecessary surgery and to prevent consequences of sellar masses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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