Cyclic Cushing syndrome due to an ectopic pituitary adenoma

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 174-179

  Zerikly, Rahfa K ^c   Eray, Esin ^b   Faiman, Charles ^a   Prayson, Richard ^a   Lorenz, Robert R ^a   Weil, Robert J ^a   Hamrahian, Amir H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cushing syndrome; Cyclic Cushing disease; Ectopic pituitary adenoma; Inferior petrosal sinus sampling; Transsphenoidal pituitary surgery

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SPHENOID SINUS; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CUSHING SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 60749102889     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet1039     Document Type: Article

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