Vol. 28 (5) 2007 Neuro endocrinology letters

Response of ACTH to octreotide in a probable corticotropic adenoma associated with Addison's disease.

BACKGROUND: Our patient was a 65-year-old woman previously diagnosed with Addison's disease. She presented an empty sella turcica and, at the age of 47, was discovered to have autonomous hypersecretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), suggesting a corticotropic adenoma secondary to Addison's disease, with a lack of response to hig.....