Gonadotropin secreting pituitary adenoma associated with erythrocytosis: case report and literature review

Filippo Ceccato, Gianluca Occhi, Daniela Regazzo, Maria Luigia Randi, Diego Cecchin, Marina Paola Gardiman, Renzo Manara, Giuseppe Lombardi, Luca Denaro, Franco Mantero, Carla Scaroni

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BACKGROUND: Most pituitary adenomas with FSH- or LH-positive immunohistochemistry are endocrinologically silent, and neurological symptoms due to their large volume are the first clinical signs; they are rarely reported to be secreting gonadotropins, this usually occurring in cases with clinical endocrine findings …