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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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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Limitations of nocturnal salivary cortisol and urine free cortisol in the diagnosis of mild Cushing's syndrome.
OBJECTIVE Cushing's syndrome (CS) is difficult to diagnose due to its nonspecific presentation. Diagnostic tests like 24-h urine… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Imaging of adrenal masses.
Review
1992
Review
1992
The Cushing Syndrome Induced by Bronchial Carcinoid Tumors
OBJECTIVES To define the clinical spectrum of bronchial carcinoid tumors in patients presenting with the Cushing syndrome, to… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Cushing syndrome due to primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease: findings at CT and MR imaging.
Primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD) is a rare cause of Cushing syndrome in infants, children, and young… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Prolonged treatment of Cushing's disease by ketoconazole.
Ketoconazole, used in clinical practice as an antifungal medication, recently was found to be a potent inhibitor of gonadal and… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Clinical studies with corticotropin releasing factor: implications for the diagnosis and pathophysiology of depression, Cushing's disease, and adrenal insufficiency
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
RU 486 inhibits peripheral effects of glucocorticoids in humans.
RU 486 [17 beta-hydroxy-11 beta-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)17 alpha-(prop-1-ynyl)estra-4,9-dien-3-one] is a synthetic steroid… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The multicomponent analysis of conjugates of neutral steroids in urine by lipophilic ion exchange chromatography and computerised gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
A RAPID SCREENING TEST FOR CUSHING'S SYNDROME.
The suppressibility of morning plasma 17-hydroxycorticosteroid (17-OHCS) levels by 1 mg dexamethasone given by mouth at 11 pm the… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Degenerative Changes in the Cardiovascular System of the Spawning Pacific Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
In a stndy of the cardiovascular system of spawning Pacific salmon, degenerative changes were found in the heart muscle, coronary… 
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