Pituitary prolactin adenoma with Toxoplasma gondii infection
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Pituitary prolactin adenoma with Toxoplasma gondii infection
Military Medical ResearchIssue 1, Pages: 48-50(2003)
Affiliations:
1. Department of Pathology
2. Xijing Hospital
3. Fourth Military Medical University
4. Fourth Military Medical University Xi’an,710033
5. ,China
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CLC:R736.4
Published:2003
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[1]张晓晖,李青,程虹,阎庆国,黄高昇.Pituitary prolactin adenoma with Toxoplasma gondii infection[J].Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA,2003(01):48-50.
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[1]张晓晖,李青,程虹,阎庆国,黄高昇.Pituitary prolactin adenoma with Toxoplasma gondii infection[J].Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA,2003(01):48-50.DOI:
Pituitary prolactin adenoma with Toxoplasma gondii infection
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Abstract
<正> Objective: To report two recent cases of pituitary adenoma associated with Toxoplasma gondii (T. Gondii) infection. Methods: Histological changes were observed in H & E and PAS staining sections microscopically. Immuno-histochemistry was performed to classify the pituitary tumors and to confirm the diagnosis of T. gondii. Results; The cases were 43- and 19-year-old females
in which the latter one was a recurring case
and radiology examination showed that tumors existed in sellar region. Microscopically
the tumors consisted of small homogenous polygonal or round cells with abundant eosinophilic granular cytoplasm. Immunohistochemistry revealed they were prolactin-producing adenomas. Interestingly
we found toxoplasma infection in the tumor tissues
being confirmed by T. gondii sepicific antibody immunohistochemistry. Conclusion: The association of pituitary adenoma with toxoplasma raises the possibility that T. gondii may be involved in the development of certain cases of pituitary adenoma.
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