Cushing’s Syndrome in Children
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· For pre-pubertal children, and certainly for toddlers, adrenal tumors (e.g. adenoma, carcinoma, or bilateral hyperplasia) are a more common cause of CS. In older children, pituitary adenomas are a more common cause of CS. Ectopic (a site other than pituitary or adrenal) sources of CS are extremely rare in children.Overall, there is a female to male predominance, which decreases with younger age.
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