An intrasellar pituitary adenoma-gangliocytoma presenting as acromegaly

Abstract

UNLABELLED: Most cases of acromegaly are due to growth hormone (GH)-secreting pituitary adenomas arising from somatotroph cells. Mixed pituitary adenoma and gangliocytoma tumours are rare and typically associated with hormonal hypersecretion, most commonly GH excess. Differentiating these mixed tumours from conventional pituitary adenomas can be difficult pre-operatively, and careful histological analysis after surgical resection is key to differentiating the two entities. There is little literature addressing the possible mechanisms for the development of mixed pituitary adenoma-gangliocytomas; however, several hypotheses have been proposed. It still remains unclear if these mixed tumours d..