ea0011p518 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2006
Maser-Gluth C
, Artlich G
, Gutenberg A
, Buchfelder M
‘Silent’ ACTH-secreting pituitary adenomas are not characterized by specific clinical features that would suggest the presence of hypercortisolism. In contrast, they present as non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas with either visual compromise or hypercortisolism. However, immunostaining reveals ACTH-secreting cells.In order to characterize the laboratory features of these tumours, we have preoperatively assessed 56 patients with either clin...