Table 3.
Case reports of TSHoma combined with GD.
Authors | Year | Country | Age/gender | Clinical process | Clinical manifestations | TSH (μIU/mL) | Dmax (mm) | Treatment measures | Management and follow-up | |
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1 | O’Donnel et al. (10) | 1973 | UK | 25/M | TSHoma→GD | Thyrotoxicosis signs, scant hair growth, impairment of peripheral vision | 28 | N/A | Cortisol, testosterone, ATD, thyroxine, hypophysectomy | Recurrent hyperthyroidism, recovered after ATD treatment |
2 | Sandler et al. (11) | 1976 | USA | 56/F | GD complicated with TSHoma | Thyrotoxicosis signs, symptomatic ophthalmopathy, and acromegaly | 8.1 | N/A | ATD, pituitary irradiation, propranolol, radioiodine therapy, cortisone | Recurrent hyperthyroidism several times, intermittent ATD treatment, TSH levels at or below detectable limits |
3 | Yovos et al. (12) | 1981 | USA | 17/F | GD complicated with TSHoma | Thyrotoxicosis signs, unilateral exophthalmos, and goiter | 52.3 | N/A | ATD, propranolol, iodides, steroids, craniotomy, cranial and orbital irradiation | Hyperthyroidism improved, taking only propranolol |
4 | Kamoi et al. (13) | 1985 | Japan | 46/F | TSHoma→GD | Thyrotoxicosis signs, goiter, and galactorrhoea | 15.5 | N/A | ATD, prednisolone, TSS | Discontinuation of ATD-induced recurrent hyperthyroidism without evidence of regrowth of the tumor |
5 | Koriyama et al. (14) | 2004 | Japan | 31/F | TSHoma→GD | Thyrotoxicosis signs and goiter | 2.1 | N/A | Octreotide and L-T4, ATD, TSS (twice) | Discontinue treatment due to financial reasons and the absence of severe thyrotoxic symptoms |
6 | Kageyama et al. (15) | 2007 | Japan | 21/F | TSHoma→GD | Thyrotoxicosis signs | 3.16 | 10 | TSS | Recurrent hyperthyroidism |
7 | Lee & Wang (16) | 2010 | China | 27/M | GD→TSHoma | Thyrotoxicosis signs and goiter | <0.004 | 10.4 | ATD | Recurrent hyperthyroidism, refused surgery and continued ATD treatment |
8 | Lee & Wang (16) | 2010 | China | 28/F | GD→TSHoma | Thyrotoxicosis signs and goiter | 0.123 | 15 | ATD | TSH was normal, but FT4 was still high, refused surgery |
9 | Ogawa & Tominaga (17) | 2013 | Japan | 32/F | GD→TSHoma | Thyrotoxicosis signs | Less than detectable | 5 | ATD, TSS | Recovery |
10 | Kamoun et al. (18) | 2013 | France | 36/F | GD→TSHoma | Thyrotoxicosis signs, goiter, and exophthalmos | 1.2–1.8 | 10 | ATD, propranolol, thyroid lobectomy, lanreotide, TSS | Recovery |
11 | Okuyucu et al. (19) | 2016 | Turkey | 37/F (pregnant) | GD complicated with TSHoma | Thyrotoxicosis signs, goiter, and exophthalmos | 5.54 | 13 | ATD, thyroidectomy, TSS | N/A |
12 | Arai et al. (20) | 2017 | Japan | 40/F | GD complicated with TSHoma | Headache and exophthalmos | 0.27 | 13 | ATD, TSS | Recovery |
13 | Li et al. (21) | 2018 | China | 55/M | GD complicated with TSHoma | Recurrent atrial fibrillation and thyrotoxicosis signs | 8.9 | 23 | ATD, TSS | Tumor recurrence and thyroid function tests remained clinically acceptable, remained ATD treatment |
14 | Campi et al. (22) | 2020 | Italy | 36/N/A | interf→TSHoma→GD | Thyrotoxicosis signs | 1.290 | N/A | SMS-LAR, ATD | Recurrent hyperthyroidism after ATD was discontinued, while TSH levels were normal |
15 | Fu et al. (23) | 2020 | China | 55/F | GD complicated with TSHoma | Thyrotoxicosis signs and goiter | 0.337 | 17 | Propranolol, TSS, ATD (postoperative) | TSH below normal range, continued ATD therapy |
16 | Quinn et al. (24) | 2020 | Ireland | 68/F | GD→TSHoma | asymptomatic | <0.02 | N/A | ATD, beta-adrenergic blocker | Declined pituitary surgery, managed with a beta-adrenergic blocker and was clinically euthyroid |
17 | Case 1 | 2022 | China | 26/F | GD complicated with TSHoma | Thyrotoxicosis signs, headache, exophthalmos, and goiter | 2.407 | 17 | Propranolol, metoprolol, octreotide, ATD, TSS | Thyroid function was normal, TRAb was still positive, continued ATD treatment |
18 | Case 2 | 2022 | China | 47/F | GD complicated with TSHoma | Thyrotoxicosis signs, headache, hypopsia, and goiter | 6.854 | 18 | Metoprolol, octreotide, TSS | Recurrence of hyperthyroidism and tumor, refusal of SMS-LAR, secondary surgery, or radiation therapy for financial reasons, continued metoprolol treatment |
19 | Case 3 | 2022 | China | 45/F | TSHoma→GD | Thyrotoxicosis signs and amenorrhea | 4.73 | 20 | Propranolol, octreotide, TSS, bromocriptine, metoprolol, gamma-knife | Recurrence of hyperthyroidism and tumor, treated with metoprolol, bromocriptine, and gamma-knife |
ATD, antithyroid drugs; Dmax, maximum diameter of pituitary adenomas; F, female; FT4, free thyroxine; GD, Graves' disease; L-T4, levothyroxine; M, man; N/A, not available; SMS-LAR, long-acting-release somatostatin analog; TRAb, thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; TSHoma, thyroid-stimulating hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma; TSS, transsphenoidal surgery.