Diagnostic testing of autonomous cortisol secretion in adrenal incidentalomas
Objective: Autonomous cortisol secretion (ACS) is a condition with ACTH-independent cortisol overproduction from adrenal incidentalomas (AI) or adrenal hyperplasia. The hypercortisolism is often mild, and most patients lack typical clinical features of overt Cushing’s syndrome (CS). ACS is not well...
Main Authors: | Grethe Å Ueland, Thea Grinde, Paal Methlie, Oskar Kelp, Kristian Løvås, Eystein S Husebye |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Bioscientifica
2020-10-01
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Series: | Endocrine Connections |
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Online Access: | https://ec.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/ec/9/10/EC-20-0419.xml |
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