I hope this may help (see text highlighted in yellow)
Best regards
Mohamed
Dr Mohamed Elsammak
Consultant Chemical Pathologist
King Fahd Specialist Hospital Dammam
Saudi Arabia
Tel: 00966502952230
On Wed, 4 Jul 2012 13:54:08 +0100
"Kelly Mitchem (Cwm Taf NHS Trust - Pathology)" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Has anyone come across an octreotide suppression test for ? TSHoma.
>If so, does anyone have any guidelines/advice on how to interpret them?
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>We have a patient that I'm fairly certain has a TSHoma - interference excluded, elevated alpha subunit and a blunted TRH test response but the Consultant has now decided to do an octreotide test. I have never come across it before and I am struggling to find any guidance on how to interpret it.
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>Thanks in advance
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>Kelly
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