Mortality in Patients Treated for Cushing’s Disease Is Increased, Compared with Patients Treated for Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenoma | Zendy

Olaf M. Dekkers | Zendy; Nienke R. Biermasz | Zendy; Alberto M. Pereira | Zendy; Ferdinand Roelfsema | Zendy; Maarten O. van Aken | Zendy; J. H. C. Voormolen | Zendy; Johannes A. Romijn | Zendy

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Mortality in Patients Treated for Cushing’s Disease Is Increased, Compared with Patients Treated for Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenoma

Author(s) -

Olaf M. Dekkers,

Nienke R. Biermasz,

Alberto M. Pereira,

Ferdinand Roelfsema,

Maarten O. van Aken,

J. H. C. Voormolen,

Johannes A. Romijn

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-2112

Subject(s) - medicine , cushing's disease , hazard ratio , cohort , context (archaeology) , pituitary adenoma , standardized mortality ratio , transsphenoidal surgery , confidence interval , cohort study , pituitary tumors , proportional hazards model , cushing syndrome , adenoma , mortality rate , disease , paleontology , biology

Increased mortality in patients with pituitary tumors after surgical treatment has been reported. However, it is unknown to what extent excess mortality is caused by pituitary tumors and their treatment in general and to what extent by previous exposure to hormonal overproduction.

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