Endocrine Abstracts

This report presents a 44-year-old woman with ectopic ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma located in the supradiaphragmal region. Patient presented with a classical clinical features of long lasting Cushing’s syndrome. She had right leg amputation because of peripheral macrovascular atherosclerosis, severe hypertension, non-regulated diabetes mellitus, hypokalemia and osteoporosis. Baseline tests were suggestive of ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome. Magnetic resonance i...

A 37-years old woman was admitted to the Department of Endocrinology 3 years ago because of hypertension with headaches. The highest value of blood pressure was 210/130 mmHg. Colour doppler of renal arteries, electrolytes, cortisol, renin, aldosteron, metanefrins and normetanefrins were normal. With perindopril 4 mg and lacidipin 4 mg/day blood pressure was well controlled. After 3 years gastroscopy was performed because of stomach discomfort and it revealed soor oesophagitis,...