Pituitary Pathophysiology Flashcards
Benign tumors of pituitary/hypothalamus
adenomas of AP and tumors of cell rests like craniopharyngiomas and Rathke’s cleft cysts
Infiltrative disease of pituitary
hemochromatosis
Infiltrative disease of hypothalamus
sarcoidosis, Langerhans cell histiocytosis
only _____ can hypersecrete pituitary hormones or fragments thereof
pituitary adenomas
T/F any disease of pituitary or hypothalamus can cause deficiency of any AP hormone
T
T/F any disease of pituitary or hypothalamus can cause a deficiency of vasopressin and thereby cause diabetes insipidus
F –> only a disease of the hypothalamus or infundibulum
Replacement hormone for: GH
Somatropin –> short stature due to gh deficiency/turners/renal failure, GH deficiency in adults
Replacement hormone for: prolactin
none
Replacement hormone for: ACTH
hydrocortisone
Replacement hormone for: TSH
thyroxine
Replacement hormone for: LH/FSH
FSH and hCG
Secretory products of the associated adenoma: somatotroph
GH
Secretory products of the associated adenoma: lactotroph
prolactin
Secretory products of the associated adenoma: corticotroph
acth
Secretory products of the associated adenoma: gonadotroph
FSH (LH rarely)
Secretory products of the associated adenoma: thyrotorph
TSH, alpha subunit
T/F Peptide adenomas are recognizable early in clinical course
T –> somatotroph, lactotroph, corticotroph tend to be efficient in production of secretory products–> make you look “funny” early on
Somatotroph adenomas cause clinical syndromes ____ and ____
gigantism if before epiphyseal closure, acromegaly after epiphyseal closure
Acromegaly
growth of bones after epiphyseal closure –> jaw, nose, frontal bones, hands, feet
Chemical profile of somatotroph adenoma
IGF1 elevation, lack of suppression of GH to an oral glucose load –> histologic apeparance of pituitary adenoma, immunostaining of GH
Consequences of somatotroph adenoma
OA, cancer of colon, CVD, diabetes mellitus, neuropathy/carpal tunnel syndrome, sleep apnea
T/F Acromegaly is associated with higher mortality
T
Tx for somatotroph adenoma
surgical, radiation, pharmacological: dopamine agonist (cabergoline), somatostatin analog (octreotide, lantreotide), GH receptor antagonists (pegvisomant)
GH receptor antagonist
pegvisomant