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ANTERIOR PITUITARY FUNCTION AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN THE AETIOLOGY OF ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMA
Author(s) -
Brown Robert
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1974.tb00412.x
Subject(s) - carcinoma , etiology , clinical significance , anterior pituitary , medicine , endocrinology , oncology , hormone
Summary Anterior pituitary function was tested in patients with endometrial carcinoma and was compared with results from suitable controls. HGH, TSH and LH have been measured directly and ACTH indirectly. The only statistically significant difference was that LH secretion was diminished in the Carcinoma Group. The significance of this finding is discussed and related to the clinical and carbohydrate status of the same patients. A new theory of the aetiology of endometrial carcinoma is proposed.