ea0022p665 | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary (<emphasis role="italic">Generously supported by Novartis</emphasis>) | ECE2010
Faustini-Fustini Marco
, Zoli Matteo
, Mazzatenta Diego
, Pasquini Ernesto
, Pia Foschini Maria
, Granata Antonio
, Frank Giorgio
Over the last decade 824 pituitary tumours have been removed in our centre. Of these, 114 (13.8%) were corticotroph adenomas. We present four unusual cases of corticotroph adenoma showing transition from Cushings disease to a hormonally inactive adenoma (case 1 and 2) or vice versa (case 3 and 4).Case 1: A 51-year-old man was admitted with a 2-year history of weight gain, arterial hypertension and chiasmatic syndrome. Cushings disease (CD) du...