Spontaneous remission of Cushing's disease (CD) is uncommon and often attributed to pituitary tumor apoplexy. We present a case involving a 14-year-old female who exhibited clinical features of Cushing's syndrome. Initial diagnostic tests indicated CD: elevated 24h urinary cortisol (235 µg/24h, n < 90 µg/24h), abnormal 1 mg dexamethasone overnight test (cortisol after 1 mg dex 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPituitary carcinoma is a condition defined by metastasis of a pituitary tumor to a distant location, and it is a very rare type of adenohypophyseal tumor. We present a case of a 29-year-old female who was followed up in our Endocrinology Department. Past medical history included the diagnosis of Cushing disease and transsphenoidal tumor resection at 12 years of age, followed by transcranial resection two years later because of persistently elevated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
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