Early prediction of recurrent Cushing disease after surgery

Comparing Quality of Life Before and After Surgery in Patients with Cushing Disease: A Before-After Study

Unmasking sarcoidosis following surgery for Cushing disease

We present a patient with Cushing disease apparently suppressing sarcoidosis, which was unmasked following surgical resection of a pituitary adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-producing microadenoma. Case report and a short review of the literature published in this area. A 46-year-old Caucasian woman presented with symptoms of hypercortisolism such as progressive weight gain, Cushingoid appearance, pr...

Transsphenoidal surgery for cushing disease after nondiagnostic inferior petrosal sinus sampling.

BACKGROUND Inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS) is a useful technique for confirming a pituitary source of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) overproduction in Cushing disease. Uncertainty remains regarding the appropriate course of therapy when an ectopic tumor is predicted by IPSS but none can be found and in circumstances when the procedure cannot be successfully completed owing to techni...

Long-term follow-up on Cushing disease patient after transsphenoidal surgery

Cushing disease is caused by excessive adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) production by the pituitary adenoma. Transsphenoidal surgery is its first-line treatment. The incidence of Cushing disease in children and adolescents is so rare that long-term prognoses have yet to be made in most cases. We followed-up on a 16-year-old male Cushing disease patient who presented with rapid weight gain and...

Cushing Disease After Treatment of Nonfunctional Pituitary Adenoma

We describe a very rare case of nonfunctional pituitary adenoma (NFPA) that exhibited corticotrophic activity after resection and radiotherapy. The possible mechanisms of the transformation from NFPA to Cushing disease (CD) are discussed.A 43-year-old man presented with impaired vision, bilateral frontal headaches, and hyposexuality. He had no symptoms suggestive of hypercortisolism, and 8 am p...