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Table 2 Results of the anterior pituitary provocation test; adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol response for corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation, growth hormone response for growth hormone-releasing hormone stimulation, luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone response for gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulationa

From: Xanthogranuloma of the intrasellar region presenting in pituitary dysfunction: a case report

Parameter

0 minutes

30 minutes

60 minutes

90 minutes

TSH (μIU/ml)

2.592

5.357

5.206

4.564

PRL (ng/ml)

1

1

1

1

ACTH (pg/ml)

12

17

21

18

Cortisol (μg/dl)

4.7

6.3

8

5.4

GH (ng/ml)

0.1

1

1.2

0.9

LH (mIU/L)

0.9

3

3.4

3.2

FSH (mIU/L)

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.6

  1. aTSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone, PRL: prolactin, ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone, GH: growth hormone, LH: luteinizing hormone, FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone.