Mixed somatotroph-lactotroph pituitary gland adenoma

Mixed somatotroph-lactotroph pituitary gland adenoma

Definition

An infrequent pituitary gland adenoma composed of an admixture of acidophilic and chromophobic cells that produce growth hormone and prolactin respectively. Unlike mammosomatotroph adenomas, these two hormones are not localized in the same cell by immunohistochemistry.

Also known as mixed GH-PRL cell adenoma, mixed Somatolactotrope adenoma, Mixed somatotroph and lactotroph adenoma, mixed somatotroph-lactotroph adenoma, mixed somatotroph-lactotroph pituitary gland adenoma — per MONDO

Also identified as

Affected Organs

Organ Involvement Source
Anterior pituitary Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Brain Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Central nervous system Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Craniocervical region Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Endocrine gland Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Endocrine gland Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Nervous system Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Pituitary gland Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0