Endocrine Abstracts

The incidence of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is ~2–5 new cases per million people per year; ~10% of these new cases occur in children. The most common cause of endogenous CS in children is an ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma (~75% of all cases in children older than 7 years). CS is still diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, especially in childhood. One of the most important diagnostic steps is thinking about it. The evaluation of children with the clinical ma...