Difference between revisions of "Pituitary gland"

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*Bone erosion, invasive growth esp. cavernous sinus (35-45%).
*Bone erosion, invasive growth esp. cavernous sinus (35-45%).
*Inhomogenous signal in T1w MRI.
*Inhomogenous signal in T1w MRI.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"
! Adenoma type
! Hormone secretion
! Transcription factor
|-
| Somatotroph adenoma
| GH +/- PRL
| PIT1
|-
| Lactotroph adenoma
| PRL
| PIT1, ER
|}


====Familial pituitary adenomas====
====Familial pituitary adenomas====
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Notes:
Notes:
*Smears very well.<ref>MUN. 24 November 2010.</ref>
*Smears very well.<ref>MUN. 24 November 2010.</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"
! Adenoma type
! Hormone secretion
! Transcription factor
|-
| Somatotroph adenoma
| GH +/- PRL
| PIT1
|-
| Lactotroph adenoma
| PRL
| PIT1, ER
-
| Thyrotroph adenoma
| TSH
| PIT1, ER
-
| Corticotroph adenoma
| ACTH,CAM 5.2
| TPIT
-
| Gonadotroph adenoma
| FSH, LH or a-Subunit
| SF1, ER, GATA2
-
| Null cell adenoma
| None
| None
|}


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