Familial isolated pituitary adenoma
ORPHA:314777· ICD-10 D35.2
Definition
A rare, hereditary endocrine tumor characterized by a benign pituitary adenoma that is either secreting (e.g. prolactin, growth hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone) or non-secreting. Symptoms may occur due to either the hormonal hypersecretion and/or the mass effect of the lesion on local structures in the brain.
- Prevalence
- Unknown
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant
- Age of onset
- Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Elderly, Infancy