Biochemical behaviour of an incidentally diagnosed silent corticotroph adenoma.
Case Reports
2012; 33(3): 290-293
PubMed PMID: 22635086
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Keywords:
ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma:diagnosis, Adenoma:diagnosis, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:metabolism, Aged, Asymptomatic Diseases, Humans, Hydrocortisone:metabolism, Incidental Findings, Male,.
: Silent corticotroph adenoma (SCA) is a non-functioning macroadenoma that has positive immunoreactivity for ACTH. Few studies have evaluated the biochemical behaviour of these tumours. We present the case of a 65-year-old male incidentally diagnosed with SCA, in which an exhaustive study of the corticotroph axis was conducted....
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Benaiges D, Puig J, Lafuente J, Gimeno J, Prados M, Sagarra E, Flores-Le-Roux J. Biochemical behaviour of an incidentally diagnosed silent corticotroph adenoma. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2012 Jan; 33(3): 290-293