GH/PRL/TSH family |
(1) GH secretion (14%) |
Densely granulated GH adenoma | Silent somatotroph adenoma |
Sparsely granulated GH adenoma | |
Mammosomatotroph adenoma | |
(2) PRL secretion (29%) |
Densely granulated PRL adenoma | Silent lactotroph adenoma |
Sparsely granulated PRL adenoma | |
Acidophil strem cell adenoma | |
(3) TSH secretion (1%) |
Thyrotroph adenoma | Silent thyrotroph adenoma |
(β TSH and α subunit) | |
ACTH family (13%) |
ACTH secretion |
Corticotroph adenoma | Silent corticotroph adenoma (types I and II) |
Gonadotroph family (13%) |
β FSH/β LH/α subunit secretion |
Gonadotroph adenoma | Silent gonadotroph adenoma |
Other adenomas (30%) |
Pleurihormonal adenomas | Null cell adenomas |
Unclassified adenomas | Oncocytomas |
| Silent subtype III adenoma |