Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-Dependent Cushing’s Syndrome : Use of an octreotide trial to distinguish between pituitary or ectopic sources

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-Dependent Cushing’s Syndrome : Use of an octreotide trial to distinguish between pituitary or ectopic sources

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Objectives: Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) overproduction is usually due to a pituitary tumour which is often not visible on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, ACTH overproduction may be due to an ectopic source. This study aimed to develop a simple non-invasive technique to differentiat...

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Main Authors: Omayma T. El-Shafie, Nooralddin Al-Saffi, Ahmed Al-Sajwani, Nicholas Woodhouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2015-02-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Subjects:
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
cushing’s syndrome
somatostatin receptors
investigational therapies
octreotide
saudi arabia
oman.
Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/2000

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