Experience in the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid-stimulating hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma / 中国肿瘤临床

ABSTRACT

Objective:To analyze clinical characteristics and experiences in the treatment of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)-secret-ing pituitary adenoma. Methods:To summarize the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of 14 cases of pituitary thyrotropin (TSH) tu-mor in the Department of Neurosurgery, 251 Hospital of China People's Liberation Army (PLA) from January 2006 to February 2014. Re-sultsOf 14 patients, two received direct surgical treatment and 12 received drug treatment before surgery. Thyroid function fully re-covered in 10 patients who underwent total tumor resection. Four patients, for whom resections failed, were treated with hormone re-placement therapy after radiotherapy. Conclusions:It is important to diagnose TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma early, perform proper perioperative management, and choose the right operative time after early diagnosis and select correct treatment.