Importance of cannulated prolactin test in the definition of hyperprolactinaemia.

abstract：:GH and IGF-1 play an important role in the regulation of metabolism and body composition. In patients with uncontrolled acromegaly, cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are increased but are supposed to be normalised after biochemical control is achieved. We aimed at comparing body composition and the cardiovascular...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Dimopoulou C,Sievers C,Wittchen HU,Pieper L,Klotsche J,Roemmler J,Schopohl J,Schneider HJ,Stalla GK

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cushing's Syndrome (CS) is associated with an increased mortality, where hypercoagulability seems to have a crucial role in both arterial and venous thrombosis. Parameters of in vitro thrombin generation (TG) such as lag time, peak thrombin and endogenous thrombin potential (ETP), that describe the time until thrombin...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Koutroumpi S,Spiezia L,Albiger N,Barbot M,Bon M,Maggiolo S,Gavasso S,Simioni P,Frigo A,Mantero F,Scaroni C

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipsic diabetes insipidus (ADI) is a rare condition in which thirst, an essential clinical feature for the prevention of hypernatraemic dehydration, is absent. We report the first case of adipsic diabetes insipidus to occur following surgery for a pituitary macroprolactinoma, with loss of both osmoregulated and baror...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Sherlock M,Agha A,Crowley R,Smith D,Thompson CJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary autoimmune hypophysitis (PAH) is considered an underdiagnosed disease, due to the difficulty in reaching a definitive diagnosis. PAH clinical diagnosis remains an exclusion diagnosis. We aimed to correlate PAH neuro-radiological signs to endocrine features and evaluate their prognostic role. 24 PAH cases were ...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Tartaglione T,Chiloiro S,Laino ME,Giampietro A,Gaudino S,Zoli A,Bianchi A,Pontecorvi A,Colosimo C,De Marinis L

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin is a key mediator in the maintenance of neuroendocrine homeostasis. The aim of this study was to determine the changes in serum leptin, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-6 (IL-6), nitric oxide (NO) levels in patients with hyperprolactinemia. The study consists of 16 consecutive patients with ...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Balci H,Akgun-Dar K,Gazioglu N,Kapucu A,Bolayirli M,Oz B

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medications commonly cause hyperprolactinemia and their use must be differentiated from pathologic causes. The most common medications to cause hyperprolactinemia are the antipsychotic agents, although some of the newer atypical antipsychotics do not do so. Other medications causing hyperprolactinemia include antidepr...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Molitch ME

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Survivin is an apoptosis inhibitor, expressed in almost all types of human malignancies, but rarely in differentiated normal tissues. Recently, survivin gene splice variants with different anti-apoptotic activities have been reported. The current study was undertaken to examine the expression of survivin and it...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Waligórska-Stachura J,Andrusiewicz M,Sawicka-Gutaj N,Kubiczak M,Jankowska A,Liebert W,Czarnywojtek A,Waśko R,Blanco-Gangoo AR,Ruchała M

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To provide an overview of fundamental concepts in machine learning (ML), review the literature on ML applications in imaging analysis of pituitary tumors for the last 10 years, and highlight the future directions on potential applications of ML for pituitary tumor patients. METHOD:We presented an overview of t...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Saha A,Tso S,Rabski J,Sadeghian A,Cusimano MD

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is estimated that up to one in five individuals develops pituitary gland tumors, despite the common occurrence of these tumors, the pathogenetic mechanisms underlying their development mainly remain unknown. We studied the gene expression in null cell adenomas compared with normal pituitary by expressed sequence ta...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Hu J,Song H,Wang X,Shen Y,Chen F,Liu Y,Li S,Wang Y,Shou X,Zhang Y,Hu R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anemia and other hematological abnormalities are common in patients with Sheehan's syndrome. The response of these abnormalities to replacement of thyroxine and glucocorticoids is not clear. The aim of the present study was to document the profile of hematological abnormalities and response to treatment in patients wi...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Laway BA,Mir SA,Bashir MI,Bhat JR,Samoon J,Zargar AH

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two young men with cystic pituitary enlargement on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) causing hypopituitarism. The first patient presented acutely unwell with headache and vomiting associated with anterior and posterior pituitary dysfunction. The second patient presented with hypopituitarism after a long his...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Burt MG,Morey AL,Turner JJ,Pell M,Sheehy JP,Ho KK

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The growing interest in the molecular and genetic alterations of craniopharyngiomas (CPs) is embodied in recent studies revealing insights into the CP tumorigenesis and identifying novel molecular pathways amenable of targeted therapies. The actual impact of this new information, however, remains inconclusiv...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Prieto R,Pascual JM

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate ADH secretion, adrenal and thyroid functions are vital during the acute and post-acute phases of TBI. Deficiencies of these functions as a result of TBI are increasingly recognized. During the acute phase of TBI the incidence of severe DI is 2.9%; the incidence of less severe forms of DI is 21.6-26%. The deve...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Tsagarakis S,Tzanela M,Dimopoulou I

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to dopamine agonists can be defined with respect to failure to normalize PRL levels and failure to decrease tumor size by > or = 50%. Using these definitions, failure to normalize PRL levels is seen in 24% of those treated with bromocriptine, 13% of those treated with pergolide and 11% of those treated with...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Molitch ME

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cushing's disease, i.e., pituitary ACTH-secreting adenoma causing excess glucocorticoid secretion, is a rare disease with significant mortality and morbidity. Timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment can alter the course of the disease and are therefore mandatory. First step of the diagnostic work-up is the endogeno...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： De Martin M,Pecori Giraldi F,Cavagnini F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a B-cell type pituitary lymphoma in a 65 year-old male immunocompetent patient who presented with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and central hypothyroidism and subsequently developed pulmonary lymphoma. Only three cases of pituitary lymphoma have been previously reported, one in a patient with acq...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Mathiasen RA,Jarrahy R,Cha ST,Kovacs K,Herman VS,Ginsberg E,Shahinian HK

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:DAX-1 (NR0B1) is an orphan nuclear receptor, which plays a critical role in development and regulation of the adrenal gland and hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis. Mutations in NR0B1 lead to adrenal hypoplasia congenita (AHC), hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) and azoospermia in men. Presentation is typically ...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Kyriakakis N,Shonibare T,Kyaw-Tun J,Lynch J,Lagos CF,Achermann JC,Murray RD

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cushing's syndrome is associated with a number of clinical manifestations and co-morbidities which may not resolve even after long-term remission leading to excessive mortality. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This review summarizes the main manifestations of Cushing's syndrome (active or in remission) with particu...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Ntali G,Grossman A,Karavitaki N

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of various first-line treatment modalities for acromegaly and evolving surgical techniques emphasize the need for accurately defined predictors of surgical outcome. We retrospectively analysed the outcome of 30 patients with acromegaly after initial endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery in two university...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： van Bunderen CC,van Varsseveld NC,Baayen JC,van Furth WR,Aliaga ES,Hazewinkel MJ,Majoie CB,Freling NJ,Lips P,Fliers E,Bisschop PH,Drent ML

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology of the various pituitary cell types is highly dynamic and allows recognition of many cellular functions. Most pituitary cells show morphologic changes that reflect stimulation or inhibition by hormones. Drugs have also been shown to alter the morphology of several pituitary tumor types, allowing a measu...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Asa SL,Ezzat S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Xanthogranulomas are inflammatory masses most commonly found at peripheral sites such as the skin. Sellar and parasellar xanthogranulomas are rare and present a diagnostic challenge as they are difficult to differentiate from other sellar lesions such as craniopharyngiomas and Rathke's cleft cysts pre-operat...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Ved R,Logier N,Leach P,Davies JS,Hayhurst C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic consequences of thyroxine replacement in patients with central hypothyroidism (CH) need to be evaluated. The aim was to examine the outcome of thyroxine replacement in CH. Adult hypopituitary patients (n = 1595) with and without CH from KIMS (Pfizer International Metabolic Database) were studied before a...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Filipsson Nyström H,Feldt-Rasmussen U,Kourides I,Popovic V,Koltowska-Häggström M,Jonsson B,Johannsson G

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids are important immunosuppressive hormones; these steroids also inhibit somatic growth by decreased growth hormone (GH) secretion and induced protein catabolism. The ability of ghrelin, the endogenous ligand for the GHS-1a receptor, to increase body weight is attributed to a combination of enhanced food ...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Tulipano G,Taylor JE,Halem HA,Datta R,Dong JZ,Culler MD,Bianchi I,Cocchi D,Giustina A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suprasellar pituitary adenomas (SPAs) are a special type of pituitary adenoma. Although dozens of SPA cases have been reported, the exact definition and the characteristics of SPA have not been exhaustively discussed before. METHODS:In a retrospective electronic medical records review, 13 patients with SPA ...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Zhu J,Wang Z,Zhang Y,Liu J,Li X,Deng K,Lu L,Yao Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Granular cell tumors of the neurohypophysis are rare, solitary lesions, mostly presenting in the adult age. They rarely grow to a sufficient size to cause mass effect related symptoms and they may be found in most cases incidentally at autopsy. Because of their rarity as of now they have been described only as ...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Gagliardi F,Spina A,Barzaghi LR,Bailo M,Losa M,Terreni MR,Mortini P

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Octreotide causes significant tumour shrinkage in patients with acromegaly but the exact mechanism of action is unclear in vivo. OBJECTIVE:To determine the mechanism of action of octreotide in vivo using dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI). DESIGN:Five patients with acromegaly were ...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Sathyapalan T,Lowry M,Turnbull LW,Rowland-Hill C,Atkin SL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:160 clinically non-secreting pituitary adenomas were examined in regard to their expression of the markers PCNA, bcl2, Ki 67 in the mib-1 modification and p53 which are still under investigation for their relevance to cell proliferation. The series contained 60 null cell adenomas, 60 oncocytomas and 40 gonadotroph ade...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Schreiber S,Saeger W,Lüdecke DK

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Published data on the effects of androgen deficiency and testosterone administration on body composition in men and women are reviewed. In experimental paradigms, androgen deprivation decreases lean body mass and increases fat mass in men, and physiologic replacement reverses these abnormalities. The anabolic effects ...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Miller KK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphoma involving the pituitary gland is very rare and usually results from metastatic spread of systemic lymphoma. We present a case of primary central nervous system (CNS) large B cell lymphoma that manifested as pituitary apoplexy. A 45-year-old woman presented with headache, and then rapidly developed a third ner...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Quintero Wolfe S,Hood B,Barker J,Benveniste RJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggressive pituitary adenomas are notoriously difficult to manage due to their size, invasiveness, speed of growth and high frequency of recurrence. Except for prolactinomas, surgery (usually transsphenoidal but sometimes transcranial) is the first-line option, but re-growth of aggressive tumors is almost inevitable a...

journal_title：Pituitary

authors： Buchfelder M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00