Coexistence of Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma and Graves' Hyperthyroidism
Author(s) -
Mahdi Kamoun,
Michèle d’Herbomez,
C. Lemaire,
A. Fayard,
Rachel Desailloud,
D. Huglo,
Jean-Louis Wémeau
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european thyroid journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.23
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2235-0802
pISSN - 2235-0640
DOI - 10.1159/000355386
Subject(s) - medicine , carbimazole , exophthalmos , graves' disease , goiter , thyroid function , thyroid , thyroid function tests , thyroid stimulating hormone , pituitary adenoma , thyroidectomy , hormone , adenoma , endocrinology , gastroenterology , surgery
Coexistence of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)-secreting pituitary adenoma (TSHoma) with Graves' disease has been rarely reported. We describe a female patient displaying TSHoma with Graves' disease and who presented initially with inappropriate TSH values.
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