Outcomes and Management of Patients with Cushing’s Disease without Pathological Confirmation of Tumor Resection after Transsphenoidal Surgery | Zendy

Nader Pouratian | Zendy; Daniel M. Prevedello | Zendy; Jay Jagannathan | Zendy; M. Beatriz S. Lopes | Zendy; Mary Lee Vance | Zendy; Edward R. Laws | Zendy

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Outcomes and Management of Patients with Cushing’s Disease without Pathological Confirmation of Tumor Resection after Transsphenoidal Surgery

Author(s) -

Nader Pouratian,

Daniel M. Prevedello,

Jay Jagannathan,

M. Beatriz S. Lopes,

Mary Lee Vance,

Edward R. Laws

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.2007-0208

Subject(s) - medicine , cushing's disease , transsphenoidal surgery , adenoma , pituitary adenoma , surgery , pathological , adrenalectomy , disease

Despite the success of transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) for the treatment of Cushing's disease, in a number of cases, an ACTH-staining pituitary adenoma is not identified histologically. The clinical significance of lack of histological confirmation remains unclear.

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