Pituitary Masterclass Monday 15th Sept 2025.

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[[Timetable in pdf ]]             [[Recording Pt 1]]             [[Rec Pt 2]]             [[Rec Pt 3]]                [[Previous Pituitary day 2024]]   

CPD approved 5 external category 1 credits, code 152159. £30 for consultants and trainees alike subsidised rate.

Charing Cross Hospital Glenister Lecture Theatre or live on zoom

The closest tube is Baron's Court. Come out of the tube station, and turn right, and then walk through Hammersmith cemetery towards Charing Cross Hospital.
The Glenister is opposite the hospital next to the cemetery, as on these maps.CLICK ON MAPS TO ENLARGE.
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09:00 09:25 Registration and welcome Niamh Martin

09:30-10.00 Acromegaly and Cancer Dr John Ayuk, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

10:00-10:20 Two unusual faces of acromegaly: a high-risk surgical case with AVP deficiency potential and a rare SF1/PIT1 double-positive adenoma. H Imtiaz, S Gohil, N Reddy, MJ Levy. (University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust)

10:20-10:40 Is there a need to improve the management of aggressive/ refractory acromegaly? B Patel, D Peters, F Wernig, E Hatfield, E Lim, Z Jaunmuktane, A Falconer, J Mariadas, R Nair, N Martin (Charing Cross Hospital)

10:40-11:00 Beyond benign - An unexplained raised alkaline phosphatase level leading to the diagnosis of a Pit-1 positive mixed somatotroph-lactotroph pituitary neuroendocrine tumour with radiological features suggestive of potential metastatic disease. A Raju1, L Bridges2, A Martin2, D Sivakumaran1, G Bano2. (St Georges and Kingston Hospitals)

11:00-11:20 Isolated ACTH deficiency due to presumed postpartum lymphocytic hypophysitis and consequent empty sella syndrome presenting with severe symptomatic adrenal insufficiency. D Perera, S Nag, N Skariah. (South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.)

11:20-11:50 COFFEE



SESSION 2

11:50-12:10 Preserved gonadal function despite panhypopituitarism. K Koysombat, P Behary, E Hatfield, M Patel, M Gonzalez, A Abbara, N Martin, F Wernig. (Charing Cross Hospital)

12:10-12:30 A skull base eroding macroprolactinoma: the dilemma of treating conservatively, medically or surgically O Abdalrazag, M Debono. (Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust).

12:30-12:50 Aggressive silent corticotroph adenoma with recurrent disease, pituitary apoplexy, and life-threatening complications: a longitudinal case report. A Rahman1, Q Marwat1, R Stanworth1, H Ali2. (Derby and Burton).

12:50-13:10 Cushing’s disease; never an easy ride. J Lee Siew Hua, C Bartlett, R Gorrigan, H Marcus, WM Drake (Barts and Queen Sq).

13:10-14:00 LUNCH


SESSION 3


14:10-14:40 Acute management of dysnatraemia in pituitary/ neurosurgical patients Prof Mark Sherlock, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin..

14:40-15:00 Clinical outcomes following supply driven transition from intranasal to oral desmopressin in AVP-D- A single centre experience.Dr Rupa Ahluwalia, (Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Trust)

15:00-15:20 Challenges of a rapidly progressive pituitary metastasis – surgery, AVP deficiency, chemotherapy and palliative care. AW Paracha, M Levy, S Gohil, N Reddy.(Leicester Royal Infirmary)

15:20-15:40 Hyponatremia in AVP deficiency during prolonged childbirth: the double-edged sword of desmopressin in prolonged labour L Eltayieb, E Shakoor, M Dram, J Aikpitanyi, O Oluwaseun, F Hussein, H Wong, S Mukadam, A Mota, A Abdullah, M Ashwini, M Muhammad, B Hossain, G Simon, P Sivarajasinga ,E Phillips, F Fahal, G Mlawa (Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Romford. )

15:40-16:00 Pituitary abscess: a rare cause of pituitary mass. M Blair, M Freel, S Hassan. (Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)

16:00-16:10 FEEDBACK AND CLOSE