Successful long-term control of Cushing’s disease after partial resection of gigantic ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma

Successful long-term control of Cushing’s disease after partial resection of gigantic ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma

Only 4-9% of patients with Cushing’s disease (CD) harbor pituitary macroadenomas. Clinical and biochemical features of macrocorticotropinomas are poorly understood. Some evidence exist that these tumors presents clinical features more similar to a non-functioning adenomas, being though defined silen...

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Main Authors: Vatroslav Čerina, Luigi Maria Cavallo, Ivan Kruljac, Jelena Marinković Radošević, Darko Stipić, Hrvoje I. Pećina, Leo Pažanin, Milan Vrkljan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: VBZ 2016-03-01
Series:Endocrine Oncology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Cushing’s disease
macroadenoma
central hypothyroidism
pituitary surgery
remission
Online Access:http://eom.hdeo.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/vol2-iss1-10Cerina.pdf

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