Question 434 · LEK · Pituitary adenomas
An MRI scan revealed a pituitary tumour in a 55-year-old female. A high concentration of which of the following hormones would justify pharmacological treatment as the first-line treatment of a pituitary macroadenoma?
- A. ACTH.
- B. GH.
- C. LH.
- D. prolactin.
- E. TSH.
Hint
Only one type of pituitary adenoma, even a large one, typically shrinks dramatically with an oral dopamine agonist.
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