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Pituitary growth hormone cell adenoma

MedGen UID:
866320
Concept ID:
C4018860
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: growth hormone producing neoplasm of pituitary; growth hormone producing neoplasm of pituitary gland; growth hormone producing neoplasm of the pituitary; growth hormone producing neoplasm of the pituitary gland; growth hormone producing pituitary gland neoplasm; growth hormone producing pituitary gland tumor; growth hormone producing pituitary gland tumour; growth hormone producing pituitary neoplasm; growth hormone producing pituitary tumor; growth hormone producing pituitary tumour; growth hormone producing tumor; growth hormone producing tumor of pituitary; growth hormone producing tumor of pituitary gland; growth hormone producing tumor of the pituitary; growth hormone producing tumor of the pituitary gland; growth hormone producing tumour; growth hormone producing tumour of pituitary; growth hormone producing tumour of pituitary gland; growth hormone producing tumour of the pituitary; growth hormone producing tumour of the pituitary gland; growth hormone secreting neoplasm of pituitary; growth hormone secreting neoplasm of pituitary gland; growth hormone secreting neoplasm of the pituitary; growth hormone secreting neoplasm of the pituitary gland; growth hormone secreting pituitary gland neoplasm; growth hormone secreting pituitary gland tumor; growth hormone secreting pituitary gland tumour; growth hormone secreting pituitary neoplasm; growth hormone secreting pituitary tumor; growth hormone secreting pituitary tumour; growth hormone secreting tumor of pituitary; growth hormone secreting tumor of pituitary gland; growth hormone secreting tumor of the pituitary; growth hormone secreting tumor of the pituitary gland; growth hormone secreting tumour of pituitary; growth hormone secreting tumour of pituitary gland; growth hormone secreting tumour of the pituitary; growth hormone secreting tumour of the pituitary gland; growth hormone-producing pituitary gland neoplasm; Growth hormone-producing pituitary gland tumor; Growth hormone-producing pituitary gland tumour; pituitary gland somatotropinoma; Pituitary somatotropinoma; pituitary somatotropinoma; somatotroph neoplasm; somatotroph tumor; somatotroph tumour; somatotropinoma; somatotropinoma of pituitary; somatotropinoma of pituitary gland; somatotropinoma of the pituitary; somatotropinoma of the pituitary gland
 
HPO: HP:0011760
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0019927

Definition

A type of pituitary adenoma that produces growth hormone. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPituitary growth hormone cell adenoma

Conditions with this feature

Somatotroph adenoma
MedGen UID:
1618709
Concept ID:
C4538355
Neoplastic Process
AIP familial isolated pituitary adenoma (AIP-FIPA) is defined as the presence of an AIP germline pathogenic variant in an individual with a pituitary adenoma (regardless of family history). The most commonly occurring pituitary adenomas in this disorder are growth hormone-secreting adenomas (somatotropinoma), followed by prolactin-secreting adenomas (prolactinoma), growth hormone and prolactin co-secreting adenomas (somatomammotropinoma), and nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA). Rarely TSH-secreting adenomas (thyrotropinomas) are observed. Clinical findings result from excess hormone secretion, lack of hormone secretion, and/or mass effects (e.g., headaches, visual field loss). Within the same family, pituitary adenomas can be of the same or different type. Age of onset in AIP-FIPA is usually in the second or third decade.

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PubMed

Tritos NA, Miller KK
JAMA 2023 Apr 25;329(16):1386-1398. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.5444. PMID: 37097352
Dhaneshwar S, Shandily S, Tiwari V
Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets 2023;23(6):748-763. doi: 10.2174/1871530322666221012155533. PMID: 36237164
Fleseriu M, Langlois F, Lim DST, Varlamov EV, Melmed S
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2022 Nov;10(11):804-826. Epub 2022 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(22)00244-3. PMID: 36209758

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Diagnosis

Mnif Feki M, Mnif F, Kamoun M, Charfi N, Rekik N, Naceur BB, Mnif L, Boudawara TS, Abid M
Ann Endocrinol (Paris) 2011 Dec;72(6):522-5. Epub 2011 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ando.2011.06.002. PMID: 21963237

Therapy

George SR, Kovacs K, Asa SL, Horvath E, Cross EG, Burrow GN
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 1987 Apr;26(4):395-405. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1987.tb00796.x. PMID: 2888549

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