A case of thyrotropin-secreting pituitary adenoma treated with long-acting octreotide formulation / 中华全科医师杂志
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
;
(6): 581-583, 2011.
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em Chinês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-417155
ABSTRACT
A 56-year-old man with 1-year history of palpitation, heat intolerance and sweating, was diagnosed as thyrotropin (TSH) -secreting pituitary adenoma based on the symptoms of hypermetabolism, enlarged thyroid gland, inappropriately increased serum TSH concomitantly elevated plasma thyroid hormones and a pituitary tumor demonstrated on magnetic resonance imaging. Long-acting octreotide formulation was administered at a dose of 20 mg intramuscularly. Tumor volume shrinkage and improvement of thyroid function was achieved after a single drug injection; and the thyroid function returned to normal in 28 days. It is suggested that long-acting octreotide formulation might be used as a routine therapeutic approach prior to pituitary surgery, which may enhance the effectiveness of surgery and postoperative recovery.
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Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
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2011
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