Multiple Endocrine Organ Refractoriness to Trophic Hormone Stimulation
Authors: STEPHEN J. GORDON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1965)

Case Studies1 August 1965Multiple Endocrine Organ Refractoriness to Trophic Hormone StimulationA Patient With an Enlarged Sella Turcica and Increased FSH SecretionSTEPHEN J. GORDON, M.D., ARNOLD M. MOSES, M.D.STEPHEN J. GORDON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ARNOLD M. MOSES, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-63-2-313 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPituitary tumors are usually nonfunctioning, the associated loss of end organ function being due to diminished trophic hormone secretion. It has been noted, however, that single primary end organ failure can result in production of a trophic hormone producing tumor (1). The following is a report of a patient initially thought to have a pituitary tumor with hypopituitarism but who had increased follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) excretion and no thyroidal, adrenal, or gonadal responsiveness to trophic hormone stimulation. We believe this is the first such case to be reported.CASE HISTORYPatient C. F., a 47-year-old white male, was first admitted...References1. DENTGADSDENFURTH JNELJ: On the relation between thyroid depression and pituitary tumor induction in mice. Cancer Res. 15: 70, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. ALBERT A: Procedure for routine clinical determination of urinary gonadotropin. Proc. Mayo Clin. 30: 552, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. KLEINFELTERALBRIGHTGRISWALD HFFGC: Experience with a quantitative test for normal or decreased amounts of follicle stimulating hormone in the urine in endocrinological diagnoses. J. Clin. Endocr. 3: 529, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. 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Moses, M.D., 800 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, N. Y. 13210. 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