Meeting abstract
https://doi.org/10.26800/LV-145-supl2-CR53
Management of Cushing’s disease when surgery is a tricky option – a case report
Lucija Vusić
; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Vedrana Verić
Matea Živko
Velimir Altabas
Abstract
Cushing’s disease, a form of Cushing’s syndrome, is caused by excess ACTH production, a hormone that regulates cortisol production, by a benign tumor in the pituitary gland. As a result, cortisol levels are elevated, while ACTH levels are not suppressed due to autonomous secretion. The primary treatment option is surgery. Other therapeutic modalities include drug therapy, radiation, and bilateral adrenalectomy in selected cases.
Keywords
adrenocorticotropic hormone; cortisol; Cushing’s disease
Hrčak ID:
303913
URI
Publication date:
23.4.2023.
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