Concomitant coexistence of ACTH‐dependent and independent Cushing syndrome

We report a case of a patient who presented for ACTH‐dependent Cushing after a confirmed hypercortisolism and an inadequate normal ACTH. A transsphenoidal surgery of a pituitary picoadenoma has been done. After surgery, the patient showed the persistence of hypercortisolism. CT scan revealed adrenal...

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Autores principales: Taieb, Ach, Ghada, Saad, Asma, Gorchène, Asma, Ben Abdelkrim, Maha, Kacem, Koussay, Ach
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9083811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35582163
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5834
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Sumario:We report a case of a patient who presented for ACTH‐dependent Cushing after a confirmed hypercortisolism and an inadequate normal ACTH. A transsphenoidal surgery of a pituitary picoadenoma has been done. After surgery, the patient showed the persistence of hypercortisolism. CT scan revealed adrenal adenomas removed surgically and improved the patient.

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