ea0090ep93 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular Endocrinology | ECE2023
Limniati Christina
, Nikolaou Vasileios
, Georgiadou Magdalini
, Vellios Maria
, Moustaka Aikaterini
, Rizopoulou Parthena
, Tsentidis Charalampos
Introduction: Adrenal Cushings syndrome accounts for 15-20% of all the causes of endogenous hypercortisolism, mainly due to unilateral adenomas and adrenal cancer. Approximately 9-17% of patients with ACTH-independent Cushings syndrome have bilateral adrenal adenomas. Subsequently, their management is quite demanding. The main difficulty lies in distinguishing between a functional and a non-functional adrenal mass, since this cannot be reliably achieved by routine ...