Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The spectrum of corticotroph cell pituitary adenomas is very wide, silent corticotroph adenomas (SCAs) being a rare subtype with positive immunohistochemistry for adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), without causing Cushing’s disease. SCAs may exhibit a more aggressive behavior, and the changing of the clinical phenotype towards Cushing’s disease is described. Case report: We present the case of a 74 years old, ex-smoker, hypertens...