Limited Diagnostic Utility of Plasma Adrenocorticotropic Hormone for Differentiation between Adrenal Cushing Syndrome and Cushing Disease

BACKGROUND: Measurement of the plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) level has been recommended as the first diagnostic test for differentiating between ACTH-independent Cushing syndrome (CS) and ACTH-dependent CS. When plasma ACTH values are inconclusive, a differential diagnosis of CS can be m...

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Autores principales: Hong, A Ram, Kim, Jung Hee, Hong, Eun Shil, Kim, I Kyeong, Park, Kyeong Seon, Ahn, Chang Ho, Kim, Sang Wan, Shin, Chan Soo, Kim, Seong Yeon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Endocrine Society 2015
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4595354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26248856
http://dx.doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2015.30.3.297

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4595354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26248856
http://dx.doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2015.30.3.297

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