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 in children and adolescents, especially with multiple pituitary adenomas (MPAs), is very rare. We report 17-year-old boy with MPAs. He presented with a vertebral compression fracture, weight gain, short stature, headache, and hypertension. On magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), only a left pituitary microadenoma was found. After surgery, transient clinical improvement was observed...

This video demonstrates an endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of an corticotropin-secreting pituitary microadenoma. The patient is a 62-year-old man who was found to have a 5-mm pituitary adenoma after he exhibited signs and symptoms of Cushing disease. His endocrine laboratory studies confirmed central hypercortisolism.This video highlights dissection of the adenomapseudocapsule from the rem...

A case of Cushing disease, who presented with suicidal depression as the main complaint is reported. Prompt diagnosis and early management of the underlying cause of Cushing's disease, not only relieved features of hypercortisolaemia but also remitted depression fully.