Cushing Syndrome and Subclinical Cushing Syndrome and Primary Aldosteronism with Melanocortin 2 Receptor Mutations and Clinical Significances
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Subclinical Cushing syndrome associated with an empty sella turcica.
The coexistence of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)independent Cushing syndrome (CS) and an empty sella (ES) is rare (1, 2). A 53-year-old woman presented with an ES (Picture A, B) and a 40×25-mm left adrenal tumor (Picture C). She had no Cushingoid features, hypertension or diabetes. The levels of morning plasma ACTH, cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and urinary free cortisol were 1....
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عنوان ژورنال: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0972-3757,2456-6330
DOI: 10.31901/24566330.2018/18.4.707