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Gonadotropin use
used for fertility in MALES to promote spermatogenesis and leydig development (in undescended testest etc), can tx prostate cancer
Menotropin
gonadotropin from postmenopausal womens urine that stimulates fsh and LH surge to cause ovulation (IM injxn can cause multiple births)
Lupron Depot
GnRH agonist
TREATS UTERINE LEIOMYOMA (FIBROIDS) AND ENDOMETRIOUSIS (leuporlide?)
NON-PULSATILE (cont) GNRH DOSE TO actually LOWER estro (unlike pulstile which would incr estro)
Dysmenorreha
CRAMPS/ painful menses
Phytoestrogens
antiestrogen from plants, may loewr BC, tofu etc
note DES is ethinyl estradiol
Premarin
natural pharmaceutical estrogen from horse uterus used in menopause
environmental estro contaminents
BPA and DDT
Neuroendocrine tumor stains?
synaptophysin and chromogranin, cytokeratin, NSE, Cd56
Neuroendocrine tumor examples?
SIADH (maybe) Medullary thyroid carcinoma Pancreatic neuroendcorine tumor eg insulinoma or gastrinoma etc Pheochromocytoma Ganglionneuroma (MEN2B TAG)
What structure does a pit adenoma lack on histo?
NO RETICULIN NETWORK!
Wht can cause hyperPIT
pit adenoma (most common), rarely pit carc
What can cause hypOpit
Sheehan, empty sella syndrome, Rathke cleft cyst
Inflam like sarcoidosis and TB
Post pit sydnromes?
DI, Hypothalamic suprsellar tumors (eg craniopharyngiomas), SIADH
What can cause hyperthyroid?
graves, subacute lymphocytic (painless), thyrotoxicosis
Thyroid neoplasms like FOLLIC thyroid adenoma, carc, PAPILLARY thyroid carc, ANAPLASTIC (undiff) thyroid carc, MEDULLARY thyroid carc
What can cause hypothyroidism?
Cretinism, myxedema/ hashimotos, Riedel fibrosing thyroiditis, granulmatous dequervian
What disorders have transient hyper then hypothyroid?
granulomatous De Quervian
hashimoto
goiters may be either
What can cause hyperPTH?
PRIMARY- PTH adenoma (rarely pth hyperplasia or carc)
SECONDARY- chronic hypocalc from RF, vit D def
(speudo is hypocalc but elev PTH but end organ is res to pth)
What can cause hyPO-PTH?
digeorges, absence
Pancr neuroendocrine tumors
Insulinoma, Gastrinoma, glucagonoma, somatostaninoma, VIPoma, carcinoid
HYPER adrenal CORTEX
HYPERCORT– either from PIT or ADREnal adenoma
HYPERALDO- conn’s (primary, aldo secreting adenoma), and rarely glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism, or SECONDARY hyperaldo- CHF activates RAAS
HYPER ANDRO- CAH
Also: NEOPLASMS: adrenal adenoma, carc, and myelolipoma
HYPO adrenal CORTEX
Primary (addisons) due to APS1, APS2, waterhouse-frederichssen
Secondary due to def
Hyper adrenal MEDULLA
Pheochromocytoma
Empty Sella syndrome
can cause hypopit
herniation of arachnoid and CSF into sella, compresses pit, may be congen or dmg
Rathke celft cyst
Rathke’s patch (usu turns into ant pit) doesnt develop, causing hypo-pit
BENIGN MUCIN-FILLED CYST, ciliated cuboidal epith with GOBLET cells
What does SIADH commonly arise from?
lung small cell carcinoma!
in addn to hyponatremia has cerebral edema and neuro dysfxn etc
Hypothalamic suprasellar tumors
gliomas and craniopharyngiomas
can cause hyper/hypo fxn of ant or post pit
Hypermotility/diarrhea, malabs, hypocholesterol, hyperglycemia and osteo/weakness may mean which hormomne is elev?
HYPERTHYROID
Levels of T3 and TSH in thyrotoxicosis?
ELEV FREE CIRC T3/T4
so LOW TSH