[Thyrotropin-secreting pituitary adenomas presenting as hypokalemic periodic paralysis and abnormal elevation of androgen: a case report]

Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi. 2021 Mar 1;60(3):253-256. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20200620-00604.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

垂体促甲状腺激素（TSH）细胞腺瘤是临床罕见的垂体腺瘤类型。本文报道1例合并周期性麻痹及雄激素异常升高的患者，以反复四肢麻痛、活动障碍起病，进而发现血钾低、睾酮水平显著升高，甲状腺激素明显升高而TSH水平未被抑制，垂体磁共振成像（MRI）提示垂体腺瘤，诊断为垂体TSH细胞腺瘤。完善术前准备后行手术治疗，术后甲状腺功能恢复正常，垂体MRI未见肿瘤残留及复发。.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Androgens
  • Humans
  • Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms* / complications
  • Thyrotropin

Substances

  • Androgens
  • Thyrotropin