Case Report

Central Hyperthyroidism due to Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Microadenoma in an Adolescent Boy: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Hormonal results.

InvestigationsLevelReference range

FT4 (pmol/L)86.3212–22
FT3 (pmol/L)23.083.1–6.8
TSH (mUI/L)8.250.27–4.2
Cortisol (nmol/L)261.3118.6–618
ACTH (pmol/L)9.21.6–13.9
Testosterone (nmol/L)12.9412–29
LH (mUI/mL)2.551.24–8.62
IGF-1 (ng/mL)291100–1000
Prolactin (ng/mL)16.644.04–15.2

FT4: free T4; FT3: free T3; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone; LH: luteinizing hormone; IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor-1. Bold levels are out of the normal range.