Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cushing disease is the most common cause of endogenous hypercortisolism. Pituitary surgery is the first-line treatment and bilateral adrenalectomy is the option of last resort due to its severe consequences.Observation: This is a 24-year-old patient followed for cushing disease revealed by a severe cushing syndrome, a urinary cortisol at 20 times normal and negative dexamethasone suppression test with a pituitary microadenoma on MRI. He was...

Introduction: Pituitary apoplexy is a serious medical complication of a pre-existing pituitary adenoma characterized by a variety of clinical symptoms ranging from mild headache to neurologically impaired and finally comatose patients.Case report : We report a case of apoplexy in a large prolactinoma resulting in empty sella syndrome with a successful pregnancy. Our patient is a 31-year-old female, with a history of macroprolactinoma for approximately 7y...