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Pathological analysis demonstrated one tumor as a prolactinoma, and the other tumor as a GH-secreting adenoma. Postoperatively, her GH and IGF1 levels normalized, while the prolactin level remained slightly above normal. This case highlights that GH and prolactin level elevation is not always from co-secretion by the same adenoma.<\/jats:p>\n \n Learning points<\/jats:title>\n \n \n \n Synchronous pituitary adenomas represent <0.5% of pituitary tumors requiring surgery.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n \n In the setting of elevated GH and prolactin levels, one cannot assume that they are co-secreted by the same adenoma.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n \n A careful study of hormonal workup and pre-operative imaging is necessary for synchronous pituitary adenomas to assure resection of both tumors.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n <\/jats:list>\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1530\/edm-14-0052","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,9,23]],"date-time":"2014-09-23T08:08:12Z","timestamp":1411459692000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1530\/crossmarkpolicy-2","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Synchronous GH- and prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas"],"prefix":"10.1530","volume":"2014","author":[{"given":"Maryam","family":"Rahman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"1 Department of Neurosurgery"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ignacio","family":"Jusu\u00e9-Torres","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1 Department of Neurosurgery"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abdulrahman","family":"Alkabbani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2 Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Roberto","family":"Salvatori","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2 Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fausto J","family":"Rodr\u00edguez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"3 Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Phipps 1-111, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alfredo","family":"Quinones-Hinojosa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1 Department of Neurosurgery"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"416","reference":[{"key":"ref11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"31840","DOI":"10.1227\/00006123-199211000-00003","article-title":"Double adenomas of the pituitary a clinicopathological study of tumors discussion","volume":"11","year":"1992","journal-title":"Neurosurgery"},{"key":"ref61","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"243","DOI":"10.1023\/A:1009994123582","article-title":"Double pituitary adenomas: six surgical cases","volume":"1","year":"1999","journal-title":"Pituitary"},{"key":"ref01","first-page":"1998","volume-title":"Tumors of the Pituitary Gland. 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