ea0037ep700 | Pituitary: basic and neuroendocrinology | ECE2015
Mouslech Zadalla
, Somali Maria
, Sakali Anastasia-Konstantina
, Kakaletsis Nikolaos
, Tsoutsas Georgios
, Savopoulos Christos
, Mastorakos George
, Hatzitolios Apostolos Ioannis
Introduction: Cushings syndrome is a rare (0.004%) hormonal disorder, which develops due to hypercortisolaemia. Cushings disease refers to a corticothroph cell pituitary tumour overproducing ACTH, which induces abnormally increased cortisol production from the adrenal glands. Cushings disease is a causative factor of osteoporosis, hypertension, glucose intolerance and dyslipidaemia.Case report: A 50-year old woman was referred to our de...