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Fig. 2 | BMC Endocrine Disorders

Fig. 2

From: Successful pregnancy after operation in an infertile woman caused by luteinizing hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma: case report and literature review

Fig. 2

a Immunohistochemical staining of the tumor shows a positive result of LH (original magnification × 100) (black arrow). b Immunohistochemical staining of the tumor shows a negative result of FSH (original magnification × 100) (black arrow). Usually a positive signal of FSH shows in the cytoplasm, but in our biopsy the signal shows in the nuclear, so it should also be considered as a negative result. c The concentration of serum LH peaks at 6 h after the operation and gradually falls to normal level. d The concentration of serum FSH peaks at 8 h after the operation and gradually falls to normal level

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