Herein, we present an atypical case of adrenal Cushing's syndrome unveiled by the workup of a nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma. A 62 year-old woman presented with new intermittent headaches and worsening vision changes for the past year. She was found to have a large sellar mass measuring...
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According to the 2008 Endocrine Society guidelines, Cushing syndrome’s diagnosis is made by lab tests that show consistently high production of cortisol using 24-hour urine free cortisol level, low-dose (1mg) dexamethasone suppression test, or late-night salivary or serum cortisol [5]. A literat...
When he confirmed that I had Cushing’s he sent me to a local hospital where they repeated all those same tests for another week and decided that it was not my adrenal gland (Cushing’s Syndrome) creating the problem. The doctors and nurses had no idea what to do with me, so they pu...
“I believe these tests are reliable if used properly. A major point that should be made is that any screening test for any disease should only be applied to a population of animals/people where it is likely they have the disorder based on history, physical exam findings, and lab work.If...
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy in Cushing's syndrome and pheochromocytoma. Gagner M, Lacroix A, Bolté E. M Gagner,A Lacroix,E Bolté - 《N Engl J Med》 被引量: 3085发表: 1992年 Diagnosis and complications of Cushing's syndrome: a consensus statement. In October 2002, a workshop was held in...
Objectives Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS) is a useful test for differential diagnosis of central vs. ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing’s syndrome (CS). We provide a description of the protocol used in our C
“Cushing’s syndrome ([aka] hyperadrenocorticism or HAC) is an overproduction or presence of cortisol, a steroid, in the body,” Dr. Cruz told The Dodo. Cortisol is a stress hormone produced by animals, including both people and dogs. It serves a lot of purposes in the body — includ...
cancer. The goal of this paper is to introduce a medical decision system as well as the tumor-associated gene expressions that are behind it. These expressions—once expanded upon—will further improve the system and move it beyond the diagnosing of Cushing's syndrome to other types of tumors...
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