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ea0032p36 | Adrenal cortex | ECE2013

More than two successive measurements of late-night salivary cortisol are needed to accurately diagnose early-stage post-surgical recurrence of Cushing’s disease

Danet Marie , Asselineau Julien , Perez Paul , Vivot Alexandre , Laure Nunes Marie , Corcuff Jean-Benoit , Tabarin Antoine

The performance of late-night salivary cortisol (LNSC) and optimal number of samples to accurately diagnose post-operative recurrence of Cushing’s disease (CD) at an early-stage are unknown. We performed a retrospective analysis in a single tertiary-care center to compare the accuracy of multiple salivary sampling strategies to diagnose early-stage recurrences of CD. 36 patients in remission of CD after surgery were followed up for 69.2±10.6 mo with multiple successi...