Cushing Syndrome: Maybe Not So Uncommon of an Endocrine Disease
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Cushing syndrome: maybe not so uncommon of an endocrine disease.
BACKGROUND Cushing syndrome (CS) is the result of extended exposure to excessive glucocorticoids from endogenous or exogenous sources. Traditionally, the most common cause of endogenous CS is a pituitary adenoma (Cushing disease). Less common causes are adrenocortical tumors and extrapituitary adrenocorticotropin-producing neoplasias. OBJECTIVES This review provides updated information regard...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1557-2625,1558-7118
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.02.110227