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ea0032p706 | Neuroendocrinology | ECE2013

Comparative analysis of the hormonal, MRI and morphological characteristics of patients with Cushing's disease remission and no remission after neurosurgical treatment

Marova Eugenia , Arapova Svetlana , Kolesnikova Galina , Lapshina Anastasiya , Rozhinskaya Ludmila

Introduction: Long term remission of CD is achieved in 65–83% after neurosurgery, while the remaining cases have recurrence or continued tumor growth. This paper deals with the problem of CD prognostic factors after neurosurgery.Design: ACTH and cortisol blood levels, free cortisol in daily urine, MRI, histology (hemotaxiline–eosine staining) and immunohistochemistry (with antibodies to the pituitary tropic hormones, Ki-67, CD31 and VEGF) of th...