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Cushing Syndrome

Known as: Hypercortisolism, Syndrome, Cushing's, Cushing's syndrome 
A condition in which there is too much cortisol (a hormone made by the outer layer of the adrenal gland) in the body. Cushing syndrome may be caused… 
National Institutes of Health

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ACTH-producing pituitary tumorAdenoma, BasophilAdrenal Cortex Carcinoma Overall ENSAT v7 StagingAdrenal Cortical Hyperplasia

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Acth-Independent Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia

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Adrenal cortical hypofunctionSyndrome

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Review
2010
Review
2010
Pathophysiology of Diabetes Mellitus in Cushing’s Syndrome
Cushing’s syndrome is commonly complicated with an impairment of glucose metabolism, which is often clinically manifested as… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Corticotroph tumor progression after adrenalectomy in Cushing's Disease: A reappraisal of Nelson's Syndrome.
CONTEXT Adrenalectomy is a radical treatment for hypercortisolism in Cushing's disease. However, it may lead to Nelson's syndrome… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Psychiatric Disorders Associated with Cushing’s Syndrome
Cushing’s syndrome is caused by a chronic excess of glucocorticoids. A number of psychiatric and psychological disturbances may… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery: experience with 50 patients.
An endoscope was used in transsphenoidal surgery and eventually replaced the operating microscope as the tool for visualization… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Differentiation of adrenal adenomas from nonadenomas using CT attenuation values.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to determine whether unenhanced CT attenuation value, enhanced CT attenuation value, or… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Factors influencing the immediate and late outcome of Cushing's disease treated by transsphenoidal surgery: a retrospective study by the European Cushing's Disease Survey Group.
Hypercortisolism attributable to hypersecretion of ACTH by a pituitary adenoma is an uncommon and progressively lethal disease… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Different Linkage of Depression to Hypercortisolism Early Versus Late After Stroke: A 3‐Year Longitudinal Study
Background and Purpose Using the dexamethasone suppression test, we studied the suppressibility of the Cortisol axis and its… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Development of Cushing's syndrome in corticotropin-releasing factor transgenic mice.
CRF is released in response to various stressors and regulates ACTH secretion and glucocorticoid production. CRF overproduction… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Responses to corticotropin-releasing hormone in the hypercortisolism of depression and Cushing's disease. Pathophysiologic and diagnostic implications.
Primary depression can be associated with substantial hypercortisolism, thus prompting some researchers to suggest that… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The corticotropin-releasing factor stimulation test. An aid in the evaluation of patients with Cushing's syndrome.
We investigated the effect of exogenous corticotropin-releasing factor on plasma levels of ACTH and cortisol in 13 patients with… 
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