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We present a case of a “pseudoprolactinoma” where administration of thyroid hormone resulted in resolution of symptoms and regression of pituitary hyperplasia seen on MRI.
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Wolansky, L.J., Leavitt, G.D., Elias, B.J. et al. MRI of pituitary hyperplasia in hypothyroidism. Neuroradiology 38, 50–52 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00593219
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