Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy for four dogs with pituitary ACTH-producing adenoma

J Vet Med Sci. 2003 Jul;65(7):801-4. doi: 10.1292/jvms.65.801.

Abstract

Four dogs diagnosed as pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism were treated with transsphenoidal hypophysectomy and postoperative hormone supplementation therapy. On histological examination of the resected tissues, the tumors were ACTH-producing adenoma of the anterior lobe. Clinical signs such as alopecia and calcinosis cutis, as well as endocrinological abnormalities, were markedly alleviated after surgery. The clinical courses of these 4 dogs suggest that transsphenoidal hypophysectomy may be a useful treatment for pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / metabolism
  • Adenoma / pathology
  • Adenoma / surgery*
  • Adenoma / veterinary*
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Dog Diseases / metabolism
  • Dog Diseases / pathology
  • Dog Diseases / surgery*
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Hypophysectomy / methods*
  • Hypophysectomy / veterinary*
  • Male
  • Pituitary Gland / surgery

Substances

  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone