SUN-400 Assay-Specific Spurious ACTH Results Lead to Misdiagnosis, Unnecessary Testing, and Surgical Misadventure: A Case Series

The reliable measurement of plasma ACTH is essential for the accurate diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome (CS). We report 5 women with the misdiagnosis or incorrect differential diagnosis of CS due to spurious results from an ACTH assay (method I). Plasma ACTH (pg/mL), measure...

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Autores principales: Greene, Loren, Raff, Hershel, Findling, James, Geer, Eliza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Endocrine Society 2019
Materias:
Adrenal
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6552876/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2019-SUN-400

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6552876/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2019-SUN-400

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