scholarly journals Central Hyperthyroidism due to Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Microadenoma in an Adolescent Boy: Case Report and Review of the Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Le Hoang Bao ◽  
Nguyen Minh Duc ◽  
Phan Cong Chien ◽  
Thieu-Thi Tra My ◽  
Tran Viet Thang ◽  
...  

Thyroid-stimulating hormone- (TSH-) secreting pituitary adenoma (TSH-oma) is a rare cause of secondary hyperthyroidism and can be misdiagnosed as primary hyperthyroidism. We report a case of a 15-year-old male patient who was one of two monozygotic twins and exhibited hyperthyroidism syndrome. The laboratory results showed secondary hyperthyroidism, with increased levels of free T3 (FT3) and free T4 (FT4) and no TSH inhibition. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histopathological examination of the pituitary gland confirmed pituitary microadenoma. The patient was treated with methimazole, propranolol, and somatostatin analogs to restore euthyroidism before undergoing an endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of the pituitary tumor. After surgery, the hyperthyroidism symptoms improved, thyroid hormones normalized, and MRI of the pituitary gland showed the complete removal of the tumor with no recurrence after 2 years of follow-up.

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 948-950
Author(s):  
David R. Brown ◽  
J. Michael McMillin

We have previously reported a case of anterior pituitary insufficiency in a 14-year-old girl following closed head trauma.1 Endocrine evaluation one year after her accident revealed hypopituitarism manifested by cachexia, hypothyroidism, hypogonadism, and hypoadrenocorticism. Laboratory studies demonstrated deficiencies of adrenocorticotropic hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), growth hormone, and gonadotropic hormones (follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone). We postulated that her hypopituitarism was due to anterior pituitary gland destruction rather than stalk section or hypothalamic damage. We have recently measured her serum prolactin concentrations following provocative stimulation with thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), and these results strengthen the evidence for direct anterior pituitary gland destruction and provide a more complete delineation of her endocrinologic function.


Author(s):  
Mingjian Shi ◽  
Ali M Manouchehri ◽  
Christian M Shaffer ◽  
Nataraja Sarma Vaitinadin ◽  
Jacklyn N Hellwege ◽  
...  

Abstract Background A genetic predisposition to lower thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels associates with increased atrial fibrillation (AF) risk through undefined mechanisms. Defining the genetic mediating mechanisms could lead to improved targeted therapies to mitigate AF risk. Methods We used two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) to test associations between TSH-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 16 candidate mediators. We then performed multivariable Mendelian randomization (MVMR) to test for a significant attenuation of the genetic association between TSH and AF, after adjusting for each mediator significantly associated with TSH. Results Four candidate mediators (free T4, systolic blood pressure, heart rate, and height) were significantly inversely associated with genetically predicted TSH after adjusting for multiple testing. In MVMR analyses, adjusting for height significantly decreased the magnitude of the association between TSH and AF from -0.12 (s.e. 0.02) occurrences of AF per standard deviation change in height to -0.06 (0.02) (p=0.005). Adjusting for the other candidate mediators did not significantly attenuate the association. Conclusions The genetic association between TSH and increased AF risk is mediated, in part, by taller stature. Thus, some genetic mechanisms underlying TSH variability may contribute to AF risk through mechanisms determining height occurring early in life that differ from those driven by thyroid hormone level elevations in later life.


2004 ◽  
Vol 177 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuaki Nakamura ◽  
Atushi Iwasawa ◽  
Hinako Kidokoro ◽  
Masazumi Komoda ◽  
Jun Zheng ◽  
...  

2000 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 545-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. F. Muller ◽  
A. Verhoeff ◽  
M. J. Mantel ◽  
F. H. de Jong ◽  
A. Berghout

Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation could lead to opposing effects on thyroid function. Therefore, in a prospective study of 65 women undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation, thyroid hormones, T4-binding globulin, TPO antibodies, gonadotropins, estradiol, and PRL were measured before and after controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. After ovarian stimulation (mean ± se of mean): free T4 decreased, 14.4 ± 0.2 vs. 12.9 ± 0.2 pmol/L (P < 0.0001); thyroid-stimulating hormone increased, 2.3 ± 0.3 vs. 3.0 ± 0.4 mU/L (P < 0.0001); T4-binding globulin increased, 25.2 ± 0.7 vs. 33.9 ± 0.9 mg/L (P < 0.0001); total T4 increased, 98.1 ± 2.3 vs. 114.6 ± 2.5 nmol/L (P < 0.0001); total T3 increased, 2.0 ± 0.04 vs. 2.3 ± 0.07 nmol/L (P < 0.0001); TPO antibodies decreased, 370 ± 233 U/mL vs. 355 ± 224 U/mL (P < 0.0001); LH decreased, 8.1 ± 1.1 vs. 0.4 ± 0.1 U/L (P < 0.0001); FSH did not change, 6.5± 0.6 vs. 7.9 ± 0.9 U/L (P = 0.08); human CG increased, <2 ± 0.0 vs. 195 ± 16 U/L (P < 0.0001); estradiol increased, 359.3 ± 25.9 pmol/L vs. 3491.8 ± 298.3 pmol/L (P < 0.0001); and PRL increased, 0.23 ± 0.02 vs. 0.95 ± 0.06 U/L (P < 0.0001). Because low maternal free T4 and elevated maternal thyroid-stimulating hormone levels during early gestation have been reported to be associated with impaired psychomotor development in the offspring, our findings indicate the need for additional studies in the children of women who where exposed to high levels of estrogens around the time of conception.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-192
Author(s):  
Anna R. Volkova ◽  
Michael B. Fishman ◽  
Galina V. Semikova

BACKGROUND: The function of the thyroid gland effects on obesity and comorbidities. It has been proven for bariatric surgery to be the most effective in obesity treatment. AIM: to evaluate the dynamics of body weight, thyroid status, leptin and insulin resistance in obese patients after bariatric surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 74 obese patients were observed after bariatric surgery (sleeve gastrectomy 42, gastric bypass - 32); initial body mass index (BMI), thyroid stimulating hormone, free T4, fasting plasma leptin, insulin and glucose were estimated; the insulin resistance index HOMA-IR was calculated. The dynamics of body weight was estimated by BMI and the excess BMI loss (% EBMIL). After 3 years of follow-up, 48 patients were examined. RESULTS: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) was detected in 36.5% of patients with high degrees of obesity. A correlation was found between BMI and TSH level (R=0.5; p=0.01). HOMA-IR was increased in most patients with obesity of the II and III degree (4.81.9 ng / ml). In the SH group, the leptin level was significantly higher than in the group with a normal TSH level of 43.07.3 ng / ml and 33.24.6 ng / ml (p=0.004). Among patients with initial SH, spontaneous reduction of TSH levels occurred in 45% patients 3 years after surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Postoperatively, the BMI decrease was associated with the decrease of TSH, leptin and HOMA-IR. The data obtained may reflect the effect of adipose tissue on the functional state of the thyroid gland in patients with high degrees of obesity after bariatric surgery. This seems to be extremely important for maintaining body weight.


2018 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 261-262
Author(s):  
Rashmi Dhital ◽  
Shoja Rahimian ◽  
Jennifer Flom ◽  
Oreoluwa Oladiran ◽  
Dilli Poudel ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 205873921879670
Author(s):  
Maoben Yang ◽  
Xiaojun Guo

To investigate the correlation between thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free T3 (FT3), free T4 (FT4), thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibody (TRAb), and pathological parameters of ovarian cancer, we selected 122 patients with ovarian cancer and 70 patients with benign ovarian tumor. The differences in the positive rates of different pathological parameters, including TSH, FT3, FT4, and TRAb, in their serum were detected and compared through highly sensitive electrochemical immunoassay. We found that the positive rates of TSH, FT3, FT4, and TRAb in serous cystadenocarcinoma were higher than those of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma and other types of ovarian cancer. Meanwhile, the positive rates of FT3 and FT4 in stage III and IV ovarian cancer were lower than those in stage I and II ovarian cancer. However, the positive rates of FT3 and FT4 in poorly differentiated ovarian cancer were higher than those in moderately differentiated and well-differentiated ovarian cancer. The serum levels of TSH, FT3, FT4, and TRAb preoperatively, postoperatively, and after four cycles of ovarian cancer were significantly different from those in the control group. Thus, we conclude that TSH, FT3, FT4, and TRAb were abnormally expressed in the serum of ovarian cancer patients. And the application of highly sensitive electrochemical immunoassay for the detection of TSH, FT3, FT4, and TRAb in serum has important clinical value in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer.


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