Dramatic volume reduction of a large GH/TSH secreting pituitary tumor with short term octreotide therapy

John L.D. Atkinson; Charles F. Abboud; John I. Lane

doi:10.1007/s11102-005-3279-2

Dramatic volume reduction of a large GH/TSH secreting pituitary tumor with short term octreotide therapy

John L.D. Atkinson, Charles F. Abboud, John I. Lane

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Abstract

A case is presented of a huge GH/TSH secreting tumor and marked volumetric reduction in size with only one week of Octreotide therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of such a dramatic volumetric response to short-term Octreotide therapy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	89-91
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pituitary
Volume	8
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-005-3279-2
State	Published - Apr 2005

Keywords

Acromegaly
Octreotide
Pituitary tumor
Tumor shrinkage

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Endocrinology

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