Endocrine Abstracts

Crooke Cell Adenoma (CCA) is a rare variant of ACTH-secreting corticotroph adenoma. Its importance derives from its aggressive behaviour, association with Cushings Disease and differentiation from metastatic carcinoma. A sixty-year old shopkeeper presented with a two-year history of generalised aches and pains, proximal muscle weakness, increased facial hair and easy bruising. She had also noticed an increased abdominal girth and facial rotundity. There was an eight-year histo...