ea0016p53 | Adrenal | ECE2008
Vassilatou Evangeline
, Michalopoulou Stamatia
, Vryonidou Andromachi
, Manolis John
, Panayiotopoulos Constantine
, Tzavara Ioanna
Background: Hormonal studies have detected subtle abnormalities of the hypothalamicpituitaryadrenal (HPA) axis due to autonomous cortisol secretion, in a percentage of patients with adrenal incidentalomas, a condition termed as subclinical Cushings syndrome. The diagnostic criteria and the clinical significance of this condition are still controversial and consequently there is uncertainty for its management. Data defining the natural course of these tumors, ...