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ea0037ep754 | Pituitary: clinical | ECE2015

Optic neuropathy following radiotherapy for Cushing's disease followed by the diagnosis of pituitary carcinoma

Alexandraki Krystallenia , Boutzios Georgios , Nikolopoulos Georgios , Roussaki Panagoula , Chrysochoou Maria , Chatzellis Eleftherios , Tsoli Marina , Kaltsatou Maria , Moschouris Panagiotis , Kaltsas Gregory

Introduction: ACTH-secreting pituitary carcinomas are rare neoplasms but there are not factors till now to predict their aggressive evolution nor a standard practice to their management.Case report: We report a 43-year-old female patient presented in 1990 with Cushing’s syndrome due to ACTH-secreting pituitary microadenoma who had been submitted on trans-sphenoidal surgery with cure as defined by post-operative cortisol serum levels <50 nmol/l. ...