Table 1.

The patient’s combined anterior pituitary function test after the second tumor resection

Variable	Basal (normal range)	Peak (normal range)
Growth hormone (ng/mL)	0.1 (1–5)	0.1 (>10)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (pg/mL)	11.9 (0–60)	23.5 (>2–4 fold of baseline)
Cortisol (μg/dL)	0.48 (5–25)	0.38 (>20)
Luteinizing hormone (mIU/mL)	2.3 (<2)	3.6 (>10)
Follicle-stimulating hormone (mIU/mL)	0.1 (<2)	0.18 (>2)
Thyroid stimulating hormone (μU/mL)	0.22 (0.5–6.5)	-
Free T4 (ng/dL)	0.91 (0.8–1.9)	-
Prolactin (ng/mL)	6.8 (0–15)	-
Estradiol (pg/mL)	12.6 (<14)	-