Early and midterm nonremission after transsphenoidal surgery in people with Cushing’s disease may be predicted by normalized early postoperative values for adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone suppression test performed shortly after surgical adenomectomy may ...

Cushing's syndrome is a complex endocrine disorder resulting from chronic hypercortisolism, which may arise from endogenous or exogenous sources. One of the most challenging diagnostic dilemmas in ...

More than 70% of patients with Cushing's disease (CD) receiving long-term treatment with mifepristone (Korlym, Corcept Therapeutics) experienced at least a 2-fold elevation in plasma ...

Background: A 24-year-old woman presented with a 12.5 kg weight gain over 6 months (mostly abdominal), hirsutism, acne, ankle edema, polydipsia, nocturia, back pain, pigmentation, poor libido and ...

THE association of adrenal hyperplasia with basophil tumors of the pituitary gland was first suggested by Cushing. 1 This type of tumor has since been thought to be at least one cause of Cushing's ...

Cushing Syndrome is a relatively uncommon hormonal disorder that arises as a consequence of chronically elevated levels of cortisol in the body. Cortisol serves to play a vital role in controlling ...