glycoprotein adenoma

glycoprotein adenoma
glycoprotein hormone adenoma a pituitary adenoma that causes excessive secretion of one of the three glycoprotein hormones (follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, and thyrotropin); see gonadotroph a. and thyrotroph a.

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