date: “2024-01-01” title: hyperpituitary syndromes alias: hyperpituitary
hyperpituitary syndromes
- Pituitary tumors (NEJM 2020;382:937)
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Acromegaly
- Cushing’s Syndrome (↑ ACTH): 5% of adenomas; see “Adrenal Disorders” (Hypercortisolism)
- Central hyperthyroidism (↑ TSH, ↑ α-subunit): extremely rare; see hyperthyroidism
- ↑ FSH & LH: often non-fxn, may present as hypopituitarism b/c compression effects
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Syndromes
- Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndromes (APS)