Abstract:Pituitary adenomas (PA) are benign well-differentiated tumors, with monoclonal development from the anterior pituitary gland, which can result in serious complications, in particular endocrine, metabolic and visual. Mixed ACTH and prolactin- secreting pituitary adenomas (PA) represent a rare association. We report a rare case of a patient who has Cushings disease with macroadenomaand the immunohistochemistry surprisinglyrevealed a co-expression of ACTH and PRL, with a silent prolactin lineage. She was a 41 yea… Show more
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