Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Posterior pituitary tumors (PPTs) present as clinically nonfunctioning space-occupying lesions of the sellar region. The diagnosis of PPTs is not possible on the basis of their clinical, radiological and biochemical features. Immunohistochemistry identifies them for their expression of TTF. They are virtually always mistakenly defined as one of the more common pituitary tumours. Due to their rarity, the long-term endocrine aspects and outcomes of PPTs are not well ...

ContextThe occurrence of different subtypes of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS) in single individuals is extremely rare. We here present the case of a female patient who was successfully cured from adrenal CS 4 years before being diagnosed with Cushing’s disease (CD).Case DescriptionA 50-year-old female was diagnosed with ACTH-independent CS and a left-sided adrenal adenoma in January 2015. After ...

Context: The occurrence of different subtypes of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS) in single individuals is extremely rare. We here present the case of a female patient who was successfully cured from adrenal CS 4 years before being diagnosed with Cushing's disease (CD).Case Description: A 50-year-old female was diagnosed with ACTH-independent CS and a left-sided adrenal adenoma in January 2015. After adrenalectomy and histopathological co...