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{{Hypopituitarism}}
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==Overview==
==Overview==
Hypopituitarism is believed to be caused mainly due to [[ischemia]] of the [[pituitary gland]]. This ischemia can be due to [[hemorrhage]], [[tumors]], or [[brain injury]]. Compression of the [[blood vessels]] is one of the mechanisms that cause [[ischemia]] to the [[pituitary gland]] and leads to hypopituitarism. [[Pituitary adenomas]] cause compression to the [[Hypophyseal portal system|hypophyseal vessels]] leading to interruption in the pituitary gland function. [[Traumatic brain injury]] either primary or secondary also leads to [[pituitary gland]] dysfunction.  
Hypopituitarism occurrs secondarly to [[ischemia]] of the [[pituitary gland]]. This [[ischemia]] can be due to [[hemorrhage]], [[tumors]], or [[brain injury]]. Compression of the [[blood vessels]] is one of the mechanisms that cause [[ischemia]] to the [[pituitary gland]] and leads to hypopituitarism. [[Pituitary adenomas]] cause compression of the [[Hypophyseal portal system|hypophyseal vessels]] leading to interruption in the [[blood]] supply of the [[pituitary gland]]. [[Traumatic brain injury]] either primary or secondary also leads to [[pituitary gland]] dysfunction.  


==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
===Background on pituitary gland blood supply===
===Background on pituitary gland blood supply===
*In order to understand the pathophysiology of hypopituitarism, it is necessary to know the [[blood]] supply of the [[pituitary gland]] as hypopituitarism occurs mainly by [[ischemia]] through different mechanisms like [[hemorrhage]], [[tumors]] or [[brain injury]].<ref name="pmid18481181">{{cite journal| author=Dusick JR, Wang C, Cohan P, Swerdloff R, Kelly DF| title=Pathophysiology of hypopituitarism in the setting of brain injury. | journal=Pituitary | year= 2012 | volume= 15 | issue= 1 | pages= 2-9 | pmid=18481181 | doi=10.1007/s11102-008-0130-6 | pmc=4170072 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18481181  }}</ref><ref name="pmid17467517">{{cite journal| author=Schneider HJ, Aimaretti G, Kreitschmann-Andermahr I, Stalla GK, Ghigo E| title=Hypopituitarism. | journal=Lancet | year= 2007 | volume= 369 | issue= 9571 | pages= 1461-70 | pmid=17467517 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60673-4 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17467517  }}</ref>
*In order to understand the [[pathophysiology]] of hypopituitarism, it is necessary to know the [[blood]] supply of the [[pituitary gland]], because hypopituitarism occurs mainly by [[ischemia]] through different mechanisms like [[hemorrhage]], [[tumors]] or [[brain injury]].<ref name="pmid18481181">{{cite journal| author=Dusick JR, Wang C, Cohan P, Swerdloff R, Kelly DF| title=Pathophysiology of hypopituitarism in the setting of brain injury. | journal=Pituitary | year= 2012 | volume= 15 | issue= 1 | pages= 2-9 | pmid=18481181 | doi=10.1007/s11102-008-0130-6 | pmc=4170072 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18481181  }}</ref><ref name="pmid17467517">{{cite journal| author=Schneider HJ, Aimaretti G, Kreitschmann-Andermahr I, Stalla GK, Ghigo E| title=Hypopituitarism. | journal=Lancet | year= 2007 | volume= 369 | issue= 9571 | pages= 1461-70 | pmid=17467517 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60673-4 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17467517  }}</ref>
*The [[pituitary gland]] is composed of two parts anterior ([[adenohypophysis]]) and posterior ([[neurohypophysis]]). Both parts are supplied by the [[carotid arteries]].
*The [[pituitary gland]] is composed of two parts anterior ([[adenohypophysis]]) and posterior ([[neurohypophysis]]). Both parts are supplied by the [[carotid arteries]].
*[[Adenohypophysis]]: It receives [[blood]] supply from the [[Hypophyseal portal system|long and short hypophyseal arteries]] which arise from the [[internal carotid artery]] and the anterior of the [[circle of Willis]].
*[[Adenohypophysis]]: It receives [[blood]] supply from the [[Hypophyseal portal system|long and short hypophyseal arteries]], which arise from the [[internal carotid artery]] and the anterior portion of the [[circle of Willis]].
*[[Neurohypophysis]]: It receives the blood supply from the inferior and middle [[Hypophyseal portal system|hypophyseal arteries]].
*[[Neurohypophysis]]: It receives the [[blood]] supply from the inferior and middle [[Hypophyseal portal system|hypophyseal arteries]].
[[Image: Gray1180.png|500 px|thumb|center|A pituitary gland anatomy image. Source: By Henry Vandyke Carter - Henry Gray (1918) Anatomy of the Human Body (See "Book" section below)Bartleby.com: Gray's Anatomy, Plate 721, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=541543]]
[[Image: Gray1180.png|500 px|thumb|center|A pituitary gland anatomy By Henry Vandyke Carte - Via: Wikimedia.org<ref>Henry Gray (1918) Anatomy of the Human Body, Bartleby.com: Gray's Anatomy, Plate 721, Public Domain, <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=541543></ref>]]


=== Anterior pituitary ===
=== Anterior pituitary (Adenohypophysis) ===
*Anterior pituitary does not have a direct blood supply and is supplied by [[hypophyseal portal system]].
*[[Anterior pituitary gland|Anterior pituitary]] does not have a direct [[blood]] supply and is supplied by the [[hypophyseal portal system]].
*The [[hypophyseal portal system]] is a [[Fenestration|fenestrated]] set of [[capillaries]] and allows rapid exchange of [[hormones]] between [[hypothalamus]] and [[anterior pituitary]].
*The [[hypophyseal portal system]] is a [[Fenestration|fenestrated]] set of [[capillaries]] that allows rapid exchange of [[hormones]] between the [[hypothalamus]] and [[anterior pituitary]].
*Occlusion and other vascular abnormalities of the [[hypophyseal portal system]] can also cause [[complications]] in the exchange of [[hormones]] between the [[hypothalamus]] and the [[pituitary gland]] leading to [[hypopituitarism]].
*Occlusion of the [[blood]] supply and other [[vascular]] abnormalities of the [[hypophyseal portal system]] may also cause [[complications]] with the exchange of [[hormones]] between the [[hypothalamus]] and the [[pituitary gland]] leading to [[hypopituitarism]].


=== Posterior pituitary ===
=== Posterior pituitary (Neurohypophysis) ===
*[[Posterior pituitary]] has its own blood supply via [[inferior hypophyseal artery]] and is less commonly affected as compared to [[anterior pituitary]].
*[[Posterior pituitary]] has its own [[blood]] supply via [[inferior hypophyseal artery]] and is less commonly affected as compared to [[anterior pituitary]].
*If [[posterior pituitary]] is affected, it can result in [[Neurohypophysis|neurohypophseal]] dysfunction and [[ischemic necrosis]] of thirst center leading to increased osmotic threshold for thirst onset.<ref name="pmid17468192">{{cite journal |vauthors=Atmaca H, Tanriverdi F, Gokce C, Unluhizarci K, Kelestimur F |title=Posterior pituitary function in Sheehan's syndrome |journal=Eur. J. Endocrinol. |volume=156 |issue=5 |pages=563–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17468192 |doi=10.1530/EJE-06-0727 |url=}}</ref>
*If [[posterior pituitary]] is affected, it can result in [[Neurohypophysis|neurohypophseal]] dysfunction and [[ischemic necrosis]] of [[thirst]] center leading to increased [[osmotic]] threshold for thirst onset.<ref name="pmid17468192">{{cite journal |vauthors=Atmaca H, Tanriverdi F, Gokce C, Unluhizarci K, Kelestimur F |title=Posterior pituitary function in Sheehan's syndrome |journal=Eur. J. Endocrinol. |volume=156 |issue=5 |pages=563–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17468192 |doi=10.1530/EJE-06-0727 |url=}}</ref>


===Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones with their action on the target glands===
===Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones with their action on the target glands===
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!Axis involved
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| rowspan="7" |[[Anterior]] [[pituitary]] [[hormones]]
| rowspan="7" |[[Anterior]] [[pituitary]] [[hormones]]
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|[[Thyrotropin-releasing hormone]]
|Hypothalmic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis
[[Image:Thyroid system.png|center|200px|thumb|HPT axis - By Mikael Häggström, Via: Wikimedia.org<ref>All used images are in public domain. Public Domain<https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8567011></ref>]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[Corticotropin-releasing hormone]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Corticotropin-releasing hormone]]
|Hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
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|Stimulatory
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|Stimulates production of [[cortisol]] and [[adrenal]] [[androgens]]
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|[[Prolactin]]
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|[[Gonadotropin-releasing hormone]]
|[[Gonadotropin-releasing hormone]]
|Hypothalamus pituitary testicles (HPG) axis
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|[[Dopamine]]
|[[Dopamine]]
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|Inhibitory
|Inhibitory
|[[Prolactin]]
|[[Prolactin]]
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|[[Growth hormone-releasing hormone]]
|[[Growth hormone-releasing hormone]]
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|Stimulatory
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|[[Somatostatin]]
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|[[Growth hormone]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[Posterior]] [[pituitary]] [[hormones]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Posterior]] [[pituitary]] [[hormones]]
|[[Vasopressin]]
|[[Vasopressin]]
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|Stimulatory
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|[[Oxytocin]]
|[[Oxytocin]]
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|Stimulatory
|Stimulatory
|[[Breast]], [[uterus]]
|[[Breast]], [[uterus]]
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===Pathogenesis===
===Pathogenesis===
*Hypopituitarism pathogenesis is mainly due to the destruction of the [[pituitary gland]] cells by different ways like [[ischemia]], [[inflammation]] or [[Infiltration (medical)|infiltration]]. However, ischemia is believed to be the cornerstone of hypopituitarism pathogenesis caused via different ways.<ref name="pmid12675508">{{cite journal| author=Arafah BM| title=Medical management of hypopituitarism in patients with pituitary adenomas. | journal=Pituitary | year= 2002 | volume= 5 | issue= 2 | pages= 109-17 | pmid=12675508 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12675508  }}</ref><ref name="Vance1994">{{cite journal|last1=Vance|first1=Mary Lee|title=Hypopituitarism|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=330|issue=23|year=1994|pages=1651–1662|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJM199406093302306}}</ref>
*Hypopituitarism occurrs mainly due to the destruction of the [[pituitary gland]] cells via [[ischemia]], [[inflammation]] or [[Infiltration (medical)|infiltration]]. However, [[ischemia]] is believed to be the cornerstone of the [[pathogenesis]] of hypopituitarism.<ref name="pmid12675508">{{cite journal| author=Arafah BM| title=Medical management of hypopituitarism in patients with pituitary adenomas. | journal=Pituitary | year= 2002 | volume= 5 | issue= 2 | pages= 109-17 | pmid=12675508 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12675508  }}</ref><ref name="Vance1994">{{cite journal|last1=Vance|first1=Mary Lee|title=Hypopituitarism|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=330|issue=23|year=1994|pages=1651–1662|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJM199406093302306}}</ref>
*Compression of [[Blood vessels|the blood vessels]]:
 
**[[Pituitary adenoma]], secretory or nonsecretory, is one of the common causes that lead to loss of the pituitary dysfunction by compression on the [[Hypophyseal portal system|hypophyseal vessels]] resulting in ischemia<ref name="pmid10843153">{{cite journal| author=Arafah BM, Prunty D, Ybarra J, Hlavin ML, Selman WR| title=The dominant role of increased intrasellar pressure in the pathogenesis of hypopituitarism, hyperprolactinemia, and headaches in patients with pituitary adenomas. | journal=J Clin Endocrinol Metab | year= 2000 | volume= 85 | issue= 5 | pages= 1789-93 | pmid=10843153 | doi=10.1210/jcem.85.5.6611 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10843153  }}</ref>
==== Compression of the blood vessels ====
**Large [[adenomas]] (more than 1.5 cm) cause loss of function more than [[Microadenoma of the pituitary gland|microadenomas]]. They cause compression on the [[pituitary stalk]] and the hypophyseal portal vessels which supply [[Pituitary gland|the pituitary gland]] with [[blood]].
'''(a) [[Pituitary adenoma]]'''
**The [[tumor]] growth in the pituitary gland participates in increasing the [[intrasellar]] pressure which causes a decrease in the [[Hypophyseal circulation|hypophyseal]] [[blood flow]] which ends up by a decrease of [[hormonal]] delivery from the [[hypothalamus]] to the [[Pituitary gland|pituitary gland.]]
*[[Pituitary adenoma]] ([[Secretion|secretory]] or non-secretory) is one of the common causes of compression of the [[Hypophyseal portal system|hypophyseal vessels]] resulting in [[ischemia]].<ref name="pmid10843153">{{cite journal| author=Arafah BM, Prunty D, Ybarra J, Hlavin ML, Selman WR| title=The dominant role of increased intrasellar pressure in the pathogenesis of hypopituitarism, hyperprolactinemia, and headaches in patients with pituitary adenomas. | journal=J Clin Endocrinol Metab | year= 2000 | volume= 85 | issue= 5 | pages= 1789-93 | pmid=10843153 | doi=10.1210/jcem.85.5.6611 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10843153  }}</ref>
**Other lesions lead to compression includes [[carotid artery]] [[aneurysm]], [[meningioma]], and [[craniopharyngioma]]
*Large [[adenomas]] (more than 1.5 cm) cause greater loss of function than [[Microadenoma of the pituitary gland|microadenomas]]. They cause compression (due to a greater mass effect) of the [[pituitary stalk]] and the [[Hypophyseal portal system|hypophyseal portal vessels]], which supply [[Pituitary gland|the pituitary gland]] with [[blood]].
**[[Pituitary gland]] enlargement due to [[hypertrophy]] and [[hyperplasia]] of [[Lactotrophs|lactotrophic cells]] in [[anterior pituitary]] result in [[superior hypophyseal artery]] compression which is complicated by decreased portal pressure and [[vasospasm]] during delivery, playing an important role in the [[pathogenesis]] of [[Sheehan syndrome|Sheehan's syndrome]] leading to hypopituitarism.<ref name="pmid2159093">{{cite journal |vauthors=Scheithauer BW, Sano T, Kovacs KT, Young WF, Ryan N, Randall RV |title=The pituitary gland in pregnancy: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 69 cases |journal=Mayo Clin. Proc. |volume=65 |issue=4 |pages=461–74 |year=1990 |pmid=2159093 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*The [[tumor]] growth in the [[pituitary gland]] participates in increasing the [[intrasellar]] pressure, which causes a decrease in the [[Hypophyseal circulation|hypophyseal]] [[blood flow]] leading to a decrease of [[hormonal]] delivery from the [[hypothalamus]] to the [[Pituitary gland|pituitary gland.]]
*[[Traumatic brain injury|Traumatic brain injury (TBI)]]:
'''(b) [[Sheehan's syndrome]]'''
**Hypopituitarism occurs either by the following factors:
* [[Pituitary gland]] enlargement due to [[hypertrophy]] and [[hyperplasia]] of [[Lactotrophs|lactotrophic cells]] in [[anterior pituitary]] result in [[superior hypophyseal artery]] compression, which may be complicated by decreased portal pressure and [[vasospasm]] during delivery, playing an important role in the [[pathogenesis]] of [[Sheehan syndrome|Sheehan's syndrome]] leading to hypopituitarism.<ref name="pmid2159093">{{cite journal |vauthors=Scheithauer BW, Sano T, Kovacs KT, Young WF, Ryan N, Randall RV |title=The pituitary gland in pregnancy: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 69 cases |journal=Mayo Clin. Proc. |volume=65 |issue=4 |pages=461–74 |year=1990 |pmid=2159093 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
***[[Brain injury|Primary brain injury]]  
'''(c) [[Carotid artery]] [[aneurysm]]'''
***[[Brain injury]] due to other secondary events like [[hypotension]] or [[hypoxia]]
 
**The anatomical sitting of the [[pituitary gland]] increases its susceptibility to getting injured from [[trauma]].
'''(d) [[Meningioma]]'''
**It is believed that [[Necrosis|tissue necrosis]] results in the release of sequestered [[antigens]], precipitating [[autoimmunity]] of the [[Pituitary gland]] and [[hypopituitarism]] in [[Sheehan's syndrome]].<ref name="pmid12213861">{{cite journal |vauthors=Goswami R, Kochupillai N, Crock PA, Jaleel A, Gupta N |title=Pituitary autoimmunity in patients with Sheehan's syndrome |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=87 |issue=9 |pages=4137–41 |year=2002 |pmid=12213861 |doi=10.1210/jc.2001-020242 |url=}}</ref><ref name="urlAUTOANTIBODIES IN SHEEHANS SYNDROME - ScienceDirect">{{cite web |url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673665913619?via%3Dihub |title=AUTOANTIBODIES IN SHEEHAN'S SYNDROME - ScienceDirect |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="pmid24434361">{{cite journal |vauthors=Falorni A, Minarelli V, Bartoloni E, Alunno A, Gerli R |title=Diagnosis and classification of autoimmune hypophysitis |journal=Autoimmun Rev |volume=13 |issue=4-5 |pages=412–6 |year=2014 |pmid=24434361 |doi=10.1016/j.autrev.2014.01.021 |url=}}</ref>
 
'''(e) [[Craniopharyngioma]]'''
 
==== Traumatic brain injury (TBI) ====
Hypopituitarism may occur via any of the following mechanisms:
 
'''(a) [[Brain injury|Primary brain injury]]'''


===Genetics===  
'''(b) [[Trauma]]'''
*The [[anatomical]] sitting of the [[pituitary gland]] increases its susceptibility to getting injured from [[trauma]].
*It is believed that [[Necrosis|tissue necrosis]] results in the release of sequestered [[antigens]], precipitating [[autoimmunity]] of the [[pituitary gland]] and hypopituitarism in [[Sheehan's syndrome]].<ref name="pmid12213861">{{cite journal |vauthors=Goswami R, Kochupillai N, Crock PA, Jaleel A, Gupta N |title=Pituitary autoimmunity in patients with Sheehan's syndrome |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=87 |issue=9 |pages=4137–41 |year=2002 |pmid=12213861 |doi=10.1210/jc.2001-020242 |url=}}</ref><ref name="urlAUTOANTIBODIES IN SHEEHANS SYNDROME - ScienceDirect">{{cite web |url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673665913619?via%3Dihub |title=AUTOANTIBODIES IN SHEEHAN'S SYNDROME - ScienceDirect |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="pmid24434361">{{cite journal |vauthors=Falorni A, Minarelli V, Bartoloni E, Alunno A, Gerli R |title=Diagnosis and classification of autoimmune hypophysitis |journal=Autoimmun Rev |volume=13 |issue=4-5 |pages=412–6 |year=2014 |pmid=24434361 |doi=10.1016/j.autrev.2014.01.021 |url=}}</ref>
'''(c) [[Brain injury]] due to other events like [[hypotension]] or [[hypoxia]]'''
 
==Genetics==  
Hypopituitarism is caused by a [[mutation]] in any one of the following [[genes]].<ref name="pmid14561704">{{cite journal |vauthors=Carvalho LR, Woods KS, Mendonca BB, Marcal N, Zamparini AL, Stifani S, Brickman JM, Arnhold IJ, Dattani MT |title=A homozygous mutation in HESX1 is associated with evolving hypopituitarism due to impaired repressor-corepressor interaction |journal=J. Clin. Invest. |volume=112 |issue=8 |pages=1192–201 |year=2003 |pmid=14561704 |pmc=213489 |doi=10.1172/JCI18589 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16940453">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sobrier ML, Maghnie M, Vié-Luton MP, Secco A, di Iorgi N, Lorini R, Amselem S |title=Novel HESX1 mutations associated with a life-threatening neonatal phenotype, pituitary aplasia, but normally located posterior pituitary and no optic nerve abnormalities |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=91 |issue=11 |pages=4528–36 |year=2006 |pmid=16940453 |doi=10.1210/jc.2006-0426 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid10835633">{{cite journal |vauthors=Netchine I, Sobrier ML, Krude H, Schnabel D, Maghnie M, Marcos E, Duriez B, Cacheux V, Moers Av, Goossens M, Grüters A, Amselem S |title=Mutations in LHX3 result in a new syndrome revealed by combined pituitary hormone deficiency |journal=Nat. Genet. |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=182–6 |year=2000 |pmid=10835633 |doi=10.1038/76041 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11567216">{{cite journal |vauthors=Machinis K, Pantel J, Netchine I, Léger J, Camand OJ, Sobrier ML, Dastot-Le Moal F, Duquesnoy P, Abitbol M, Czernichow P, Amselem S |title=Syndromic short stature in patients with a germline mutation in the LIM homeobox LHX4 |journal=Am. J. Hum. Genet. |volume=69 |issue=5 |pages=961–8 |year=2001 |pmid=11567216 |pmc=1274372 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9462743">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wu W, Cogan JD, Pfäffle RW, Dasen JS, Frisch H, O'Connell SM, Flynn SE, Brown MR, Mullis PE, Parks JS, Phillips JA, Rosenfeld MG |title=Mutations in PROP1 cause familial combined pituitary hormone deficiency |journal=Nat. Genet. |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=147–9 |year=1998 |pmid=9462743 |doi=10.1038/ng0298-147 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid8768831">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pellegrini-Bouiller I, Bélicar P, Barlier A, Gunz G, Charvet JP, Jaquet P, Brue T, Vialettes B, Enjalbert A |title=A new mutation of the gene encoding the transcription factor Pit-1 is responsible for combined pituitary hormone deficiency |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=81 |issue=8 |pages=2790–6 |year=1996 |pmid=8768831 |doi=10.1210/jcem.81.8.8768831 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid1509263">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pfäffle RW, DiMattia GE, Parks JS, Brown MR, Wit JM, Jansen M, Van der Nat H, Van den Brande JL, Rosenfeld MG, Ingraham HA |title=Mutation of the POU-specific domain of Pit-1 and hypopituitarism without pituitary hypoplasia |journal=Science |volume=257 |issue=5073 |pages=1118–21 |year=1992 |pmid=1509263 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15928241">{{cite journal |vauthors=Turton JP, Reynaud R, Mehta A, Torpiano J, Saveanu A, Woods KS, Tiulpakov A, Zdravkovic V, Hamilton J, Attard-Montalto S, Parascandalo R, Vella C, Clayton PE, Shalet S, Barton J, Brue T, Dattani MT |title=Novel mutations within the POU1F1 gene associated with variable combined pituitary hormone deficiency |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=90 |issue=8 |pages=4762–70 |year=2005 |pmid=15928241 |doi=10.1210/jc.2005-0570 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16394081">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bhangoo AP, Hunter CS, Savage JJ, Anhalt H, Pavlakis S, Walvoord EC, Ten S, Rhodes SJ |title=Clinical case seminar: a novel LHX3 mutation presenting as combined pituitary hormonal deficiency |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=91 |issue=3 |pages=747–53 |year=2006 |pmid=16394081 |doi=10.1210/jc.2005-2360 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9745452">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cogan JD, Wu W, Phillips JA, Arnhold IJ, Agapito A, Fofanova OV, Osorio MG, Bircan I, Moreno A, Mendonca BB |title=The PROP1 2-base pair deletion is a common cause of combined pituitary hormone deficiency |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=83 |issue=9 |pages=3346–9 |year=1998 |pmid=9745452 |doi=10.1210/jcem.83.9.5142 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9768691">{{cite journal |vauthors=Flück C, Deladoey J, Rutishauser K, Eblé A, Marti U, Wu W, Mullis PE |title=Phenotypic variability in familial combined pituitary hormone deficiency caused by a PROP1 gene mutation resulting in the substitution of Arg-->Cys at codon 120 (R120C) |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=83 |issue=10 |pages=3727–34 |year=1998 |pmid=9768691 |doi=10.1210/jcem.83.10.5172 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9920061">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rosenbloom AL, Almonte AS, Brown MR, Fisher DA, Baumbach L, Parks JS |title=Clinical and biochemical phenotype of familial anterior hypopituitarism from mutation of the PROP1 gene |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=84 |issue=1 |pages=50–7 |year=1999 |pmid=9920061 |doi=10.1210/jcem.84.1.5366 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid10634415">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pernasetti F, Toledo SP, Vasilyev VV, Hayashida CY, Cogan JD, Ferrari C, Lourenço DM, Mellon PL |title=Impaired adrenocorticotropin-adrenal axis in combined pituitary hormone deficiency caused by a two-base pair deletion (301-302delAG) in the prophet of Pit-1 gene |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=85 |issue=1 |pages=390–7 |year=2000 |pmid=10634415 |doi=10.1210/jcem.85.1.6324 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15472175">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lee JK, Zhu YS, Cordero JJ, Cai LQ, Labour I, Herrera C, Imperato-McGinley J |title=Long-term growth hormone therapy in adulthood results in significant linear growth in siblings with a PROP-1 gene mutation |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=89 |issue=10 |pages=4850–6 |year=2004 |pmid=15472175 |doi=10.1210/jc.2003-031816 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21123951">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yamamoto M, Iguchi G, Takeno R, Okimura Y, Sano T, Takahashi M, Nishizawa H, Handayaningshi AE, Fukuoka H, Tobita M, Saitoh T, Tojo K, Mokubo A, Morinobu A, Iida K, Kaji H, Seino S, Chihara K, Takahashi Y |title=Adult combined GH, prolactin, and TSH deficiency associated with circulating PIT-1 antibody in humans |journal=J. Clin. Invest. |volume=121 |issue=1 |pages=113–9 |year=2011 |pmid=21123951 |pmc=3007153 |doi=10.1172/JCI44073 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15613420">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vallette-Kasic S, Brue T, Pulichino AM, Gueydan M, Barlier A, David M, Nicolino M, Malpuech G, Déchelotte P, Deal C, Van Vliet G, De Vroede M, Riepe FG, Partsch CJ, Sippell WG, Berberoglu M, Atasay B, de Zegher F, Beckers D, Kyllo J, Donohoue P, Fassnacht M, Hahner S, Allolio B, Noordam C, Dunkel L, Hero M, Pigeon B, Weill J, Yigit S, Brauner R, Heinrich JJ, Cummings E, Riddell C, Enjalbert A, Drouin J |title=Congenital isolated adrenocorticotropin deficiency: an underestimated cause of neonatal death, explained by TPIT gene mutations |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=90 |issue=3 |pages=1323–31 |year=2005 |pmid=15613420 |doi=10.1210/jc.2004-1300 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23199197">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yang Y, Guo QH, Wang BA, Dou JT, Lv ZH, Ba JM, Lu JM, Pan CY, Mu YM |title=Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome in 58 Chinese patients: clinical features and genetic analysis |journal=Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf) |volume=79 |issue=1 |pages=86–92 |year=2013 |pmid=23199197 |doi=10.1111/cen.12116 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25845766">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wang W, Wang S, Jiang Y, Yan F, Su T, Zhou W, Jiang L, Zhang Y, Ning G |title=Relationship between pituitary stalk (PS) visibility and the severity of hormone deficiencies: PS interruption syndrome revisited |journal=Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf) |volume=83 |issue=3 |pages=369–76 |year=2015 |pmid=25845766 |doi=10.1111/cen.12788 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid10084575">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mendonca BB, Osorio MG, Latronico AC, Estefan V, Lo LS, Arnhold IJ |title=Longitudinal hormonal and pituitary imaging changes in two females with combined pituitary hormone deficiency due to deletion of A301,G302 in the PROP1 gene |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=84 |issue=3 |pages=942–5 |year=1999 |pmid=10084575 |doi=10.1210/jcem.84.3.5537 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15972577">{{cite journal |vauthors=De Marinis L, Bonadonna S, Bianchi A, Maira G, Giustina A |title=Primary empty sella |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=90 |issue=9 |pages=5471–7 |year=2005 |pmid=15972577 |doi=10.1210/jc.2005-0288 |url=}}</ref>
Hypopituitarism is caused by a [[mutation]] in any one of the following [[genes]].<ref name="pmid14561704">{{cite journal |vauthors=Carvalho LR, Woods KS, Mendonca BB, Marcal N, Zamparini AL, Stifani S, Brickman JM, Arnhold IJ, Dattani MT |title=A homozygous mutation in HESX1 is associated with evolving hypopituitarism due to impaired repressor-corepressor interaction |journal=J. Clin. Invest. |volume=112 |issue=8 |pages=1192–201 |year=2003 |pmid=14561704 |pmc=213489 |doi=10.1172/JCI18589 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16940453">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sobrier ML, Maghnie M, Vié-Luton MP, Secco A, di Iorgi N, Lorini R, Amselem S |title=Novel HESX1 mutations associated with a life-threatening neonatal phenotype, pituitary aplasia, but normally located posterior pituitary and no optic nerve abnormalities |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=91 |issue=11 |pages=4528–36 |year=2006 |pmid=16940453 |doi=10.1210/jc.2006-0426 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid10835633">{{cite journal |vauthors=Netchine I, Sobrier ML, Krude H, Schnabel D, Maghnie M, Marcos E, Duriez B, Cacheux V, Moers Av, Goossens M, Grüters A, Amselem S |title=Mutations in LHX3 result in a new syndrome revealed by combined pituitary hormone deficiency |journal=Nat. Genet. |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=182–6 |year=2000 |pmid=10835633 |doi=10.1038/76041 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11567216">{{cite journal |vauthors=Machinis K, Pantel J, Netchine I, Léger J, Camand OJ, Sobrier ML, Dastot-Le Moal F, Duquesnoy P, Abitbol M, Czernichow P, Amselem S |title=Syndromic short stature in patients with a germline mutation in the LIM homeobox LHX4 |journal=Am. J. Hum. Genet. |volume=69 |issue=5 |pages=961–8 |year=2001 |pmid=11567216 |pmc=1274372 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9462743">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wu W, Cogan JD, Pfäffle RW, Dasen JS, Frisch H, O'Connell SM, Flynn SE, Brown MR, Mullis PE, Parks JS, Phillips JA, Rosenfeld MG |title=Mutations in PROP1 cause familial combined pituitary hormone deficiency |journal=Nat. Genet. |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=147–9 |year=1998 |pmid=9462743 |doi=10.1038/ng0298-147 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid8768831">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pellegrini-Bouiller I, Bélicar P, Barlier A, Gunz G, Charvet JP, Jaquet P, Brue T, Vialettes B, Enjalbert A |title=A new mutation of the gene encoding the transcription factor Pit-1 is responsible for combined pituitary hormone deficiency |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=81 |issue=8 |pages=2790–6 |year=1996 |pmid=8768831 |doi=10.1210/jcem.81.8.8768831 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid1509263">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pfäffle RW, DiMattia GE, Parks JS, Brown MR, Wit JM, Jansen M, Van der Nat H, Van den Brande JL, Rosenfeld MG, Ingraham HA |title=Mutation of the POU-specific domain of Pit-1 and hypopituitarism without pituitary hypoplasia |journal=Science |volume=257 |issue=5073 |pages=1118–21 |year=1992 |pmid=1509263 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15928241">{{cite journal |vauthors=Turton JP, Reynaud R, Mehta A, Torpiano J, Saveanu A, Woods KS, Tiulpakov A, Zdravkovic V, Hamilton J, Attard-Montalto S, Parascandalo R, Vella C, Clayton PE, Shalet S, Barton J, Brue T, Dattani MT |title=Novel mutations within the POU1F1 gene associated with variable combined pituitary hormone deficiency |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=90 |issue=8 |pages=4762–70 |year=2005 |pmid=15928241 |doi=10.1210/jc.2005-0570 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16394081">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bhangoo AP, Hunter CS, Savage JJ, Anhalt H, Pavlakis S, Walvoord EC, Ten S, Rhodes SJ |title=Clinical case seminar: a novel LHX3 mutation presenting as combined pituitary hormonal deficiency |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=91 |issue=3 |pages=747–53 |year=2006 |pmid=16394081 |doi=10.1210/jc.2005-2360 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9745452">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cogan JD, Wu W, Phillips JA, Arnhold IJ, Agapito A, Fofanova OV, Osorio MG, Bircan I, Moreno A, Mendonca BB |title=The PROP1 2-base pair deletion is a common cause of combined pituitary hormone deficiency |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=83 |issue=9 |pages=3346–9 |year=1998 |pmid=9745452 |doi=10.1210/jcem.83.9.5142 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9768691">{{cite journal |vauthors=Flück C, Deladoey J, Rutishauser K, Eblé A, Marti U, Wu W, Mullis PE |title=Phenotypic variability in familial combined pituitary hormone deficiency caused by a PROP1 gene mutation resulting in the substitution of Arg-->Cys at codon 120 (R120C) |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=83 |issue=10 |pages=3727–34 |year=1998 |pmid=9768691 |doi=10.1210/jcem.83.10.5172 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9920061">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rosenbloom AL, Almonte AS, Brown MR, Fisher DA, Baumbach L, Parks JS |title=Clinical and biochemical phenotype of familial anterior hypopituitarism from mutation of the PROP1 gene |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=84 |issue=1 |pages=50–7 |year=1999 |pmid=9920061 |doi=10.1210/jcem.84.1.5366 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid10634415">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pernasetti F, Toledo SP, Vasilyev VV, Hayashida CY, Cogan JD, Ferrari C, Lourenço DM, Mellon PL |title=Impaired adrenocorticotropin-adrenal axis in combined pituitary hormone deficiency caused by a two-base pair deletion (301-302delAG) in the prophet of Pit-1 gene |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=85 |issue=1 |pages=390–7 |year=2000 |pmid=10634415 |doi=10.1210/jcem.85.1.6324 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15472175">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lee JK, Zhu YS, Cordero JJ, Cai LQ, Labour I, Herrera C, Imperato-McGinley J |title=Long-term growth hormone therapy in adulthood results in significant linear growth in siblings with a PROP-1 gene mutation |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=89 |issue=10 |pages=4850–6 |year=2004 |pmid=15472175 |doi=10.1210/jc.2003-031816 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21123951">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yamamoto M, Iguchi G, Takeno R, Okimura Y, Sano T, Takahashi M, Nishizawa H, Handayaningshi AE, Fukuoka H, Tobita M, Saitoh T, Tojo K, Mokubo A, Morinobu A, Iida K, Kaji H, Seino S, Chihara K, Takahashi Y |title=Adult combined GH, prolactin, and TSH deficiency associated with circulating PIT-1 antibody in humans |journal=J. Clin. Invest. |volume=121 |issue=1 |pages=113–9 |year=2011 |pmid=21123951 |pmc=3007153 |doi=10.1172/JCI44073 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15613420">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vallette-Kasic S, Brue T, Pulichino AM, Gueydan M, Barlier A, David M, Nicolino M, Malpuech G, Déchelotte P, Deal C, Van Vliet G, De Vroede M, Riepe FG, Partsch CJ, Sippell WG, Berberoglu M, Atasay B, de Zegher F, Beckers D, Kyllo J, Donohoue P, Fassnacht M, Hahner S, Allolio B, Noordam C, Dunkel L, Hero M, Pigeon B, Weill J, Yigit S, Brauner R, Heinrich JJ, Cummings E, Riddell C, Enjalbert A, Drouin J |title=Congenital isolated adrenocorticotropin deficiency: an underestimated cause of neonatal death, explained by TPIT gene mutations |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=90 |issue=3 |pages=1323–31 |year=2005 |pmid=15613420 |doi=10.1210/jc.2004-1300 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23199197">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yang Y, Guo QH, Wang BA, Dou JT, Lv ZH, Ba JM, Lu JM, Pan CY, Mu YM |title=Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome in 58 Chinese patients: clinical features and genetic analysis |journal=Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf) |volume=79 |issue=1 |pages=86–92 |year=2013 |pmid=23199197 |doi=10.1111/cen.12116 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25845766">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wang W, Wang S, Jiang Y, Yan F, Su T, Zhou W, Jiang L, Zhang Y, Ning G |title=Relationship between pituitary stalk (PS) visibility and the severity of hormone deficiencies: PS interruption syndrome revisited |journal=Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf) |volume=83 |issue=3 |pages=369–76 |year=2015 |pmid=25845766 |doi=10.1111/cen.12788 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid10084575">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mendonca BB, Osorio MG, Latronico AC, Estefan V, Lo LS, Arnhold IJ |title=Longitudinal hormonal and pituitary imaging changes in two females with combined pituitary hormone deficiency due to deletion of A301,G302 in the PROP1 gene |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=84 |issue=3 |pages=942–5 |year=1999 |pmid=10084575 |doi=10.1210/jcem.84.3.5537 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15972577">{{cite journal |vauthors=De Marinis L, Bonadonna S, Bianchi A, Maira G, Giustina A |title=Primary empty sella |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=90 |issue=9 |pages=5471–7 |year=2005 |pmid=15972577 |doi=10.1210/jc.2005-0288 |url=}}</ref>
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==Gross pathology==
==Gross pathology==
*The predominant finding is hemorrhage with or without necrosis.
*The predominant finding is [[hemorrhage]] with or without [[necrosis]].
*Pale, necrotic material is particularly found when there is a long interval between the acute clinical event and surgery.
*Pale, [[necrotic]] material is particularly found when there is a long interval between the acute clinical event and surgery.


==Microscopic pathology==
==Microscopic pathology==
On microscopy, the following findings may be observed:
On microscopy, the following findings may be observed:
*Ischemic necrosis leading to scarring of neurohypophysis
*[[Ischemic]] [[necrosis]] leading to scarring of [[neurohypophysis]]
*Scarring of paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei
*Scarring of [[Paraventricular nucleus|paraventricular]] and [[Supraoptic nucleus|supraoptic nuclei]]
*[[Electron microscopy|Electron microscopic]] shows evidence of abnormal [[fenestration]] of [[tumor]] [[vessels]] ([[pituitary adenoma]]) with fragmented [[basal membrane]]<nowiki/>s that may predispose the patient to [[hemorrhage]].
*[[Electron microscopy|Electron microscopic]] shows evidence of abnormal [[fenestration]] of [[tumor]] [[vessels]] ([[pituitary adenoma]]) with fragmented [[basal membrane]]<nowiki/>s that may predispose the patient to [[hemorrhage]]


[[File:Webp.net-resizeimage.jpg|center|Histopathological image of nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma. Hematoxylin & eosin stain showing basophilic appearance of the cells. Source: By Jensflorian (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (<nowiki>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0</nowiki>)], via Wikimedia Commons |alt=Histopathological image of nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma. Hematoxylin & eosin stain showing basophilic appearance of the cells.|frame]]
[[File:Webp.net-resizeimage.jpg|center|thumb|Histopathological image of nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma. Hematoxylin & eosin stain showing basophilic appearance of the cells - By Jensflorian (Own work), Via: Wikimedia.org<ref><http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Common</ref>]]


==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2], Iqra Qamar M.D.[3]

Overview

Hypopituitarism occurrs secondarly to ischemia of the pituitary gland. This ischemia can be due to hemorrhage, tumors, or brain injury. Compression of the blood vessels is one of the mechanisms that cause ischemia to the pituitary gland and leads to hypopituitarism. Pituitary adenomas cause compression of the hypophyseal vessels leading to interruption in the blood supply of the pituitary gland. Traumatic brain injury either primary or secondary also leads to pituitary gland dysfunction.

Pathophysiology

Background on pituitary gland blood supply

A pituitary gland anatomy By Henry Vandyke Carte - Via: Wikimedia.org[3]

Anterior pituitary (Adenohypophysis)

Posterior pituitary (Neurohypophysis)

Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones with their action on the target glands

Hypothalamic hormone Axis involved Mode of action Pituitary hormone

or target organ

Action
Anterior pituitary hormones Thyrotropin-releasing hormone Hypothalmic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis
HPT axis - By Mikael Häggström, Via: Wikimedia.org[5]
 Stimulatory Thyrotropin Stimulates triiodothyronine and thyroxine production
Corticotropin-releasing hormone Hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
HPA axis - By Brian M Sweis (Own work), Via: Wikimedia.org[6]
 Stimulatory Corticotropin Stimulates production of cortisol and adrenal androgens
Stimulatory Prolactin Stimulates milk production from breasts in females
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone Hypothalamus pituitary testicles (HPG) axis
HPG axis - By Testosterona-ciclo, Via: Wikimedia.org[7]
 Stimulatory
Dopamine Inhibitory Prolactin _
Growth hormone-releasing hormone
Endocrine growth regulation - By Mikael Häggström. Via: Wikimedia.org[8]
 Stimulatory Growth hormone Stimulates insulin-like growth factor 1 production
Somatostatin Inhibitory Growth hormone _
Posterior pituitary hormones Vasopressin Stimulatory Stimulates free water reabsorption in the collecting ducts
Oxytocin Stimulatory Breast, uterus Stimulates milk ejection and uterine contraction

Pathogenesis

Compression of the blood vessels

(a) Pituitary adenoma

(b) Sheehan's syndrome

(c) Carotid artery aneurysm

(d) Meningioma

(e) Craniopharyngioma

Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Hypopituitarism may occur via any of the following mechanisms:

(a) Primary brain injury

(b) Trauma

(c) Brain injury due to other events like hypotension or hypoxia

Genetics

Hypopituitarism is caused by a mutation in any one of the following genes.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]

Isolated

hormonal abnormalities

Gene Inheritance

[Autosomal Recessive (AR),

Autosomal Dominant (AD),

X-linked (XL)]

Phenotype
GH1 AD, AR Isolated GH deficiency
GHRHR AR Isolated GH deficiency
TSHB AR Isolated TSH deficiency
TRHR AR Isolated TSH deficiency
TPIT AR Isolated ACTH deficiency
GnRHR AR HH
PC1 AR ACTH deficiency, hypoglycemia, HH, obesity
POMC AR ACTH deficiency, obesity, red hair
DAX1 XL Adrenal hypoplasia congenital and HH
CRH AR CRH deficiency
KAL1 XL Kallman syndrome, renal agenesis, synkinesia
FGFR1 AD, AR Kallman syndrome, cleft lip and palate, facial dysmorphism
Leptin AR HH, obesity
Leptin-R AR HH, obesity
GPR54 AR HH
Kisspeptin AR HH
FSHB AR Primary amenorrhea, defective spermatogenesis
LHB AR Delayed puberty
PROK2 AD Kallman syndrome, severe sleep disorder, obesity
PROKR2 AD, AR Kallman syndrome
AVP-NPII AR, AD Diabetes insipidus
Combined pituitary hormone deficiency POU1F1 AR, AD GH, TSH, and prolactin deficiencies
PROP1 AR GH, TSH, LH, FSH, prolactin, and evolving ACTH deficiencies
Specific syndromes HESX1 AR, AD Septo-optic dysplasia
LHX3 AR GH, TSH, LH, FSH, prolactin deficiencies, limited neck rotation
LHX4 AD GH, TSH, ACTH deficiencies with cerebellar abnormalities
SOX3 XL Hypopituitarism and mental retardation
GLI2 AD Holoprosencephaly and multiple midline defects
SOX2 AD Anophthalmia, hypopituitarism, oesophageal atresia
GLI3 AD Pallister-Hall syndrome
PITX2 AD Rieger syndrome

Gross pathology

  • The predominant finding is hemorrhage with or without necrosis.
  • Pale, necrotic material is particularly found when there is a long interval between the acute clinical event and surgery.

Microscopic pathology

On microscopy, the following findings may be observed:

Histopathological image of nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma. Hematoxylin & eosin stain showing basophilic appearance of the cells - By Jensflorian (Own work), Via: Wikimedia.org[36]

References

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