Pregnancy Does Not Accelerate Corticotroph Tumor Progression in Nelson's Syndrome | Zendy

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Pregnancy Does Not Accelerate Corticotroph Tumor Progression in Nelson's Syndrome

Author(s) -

François R. Jornayvaz,

Guillaume Assié,

M. Bienvenu-Perrard,

Joël Coste,

Laurence Guignat,

Jérôme Bertherat,

S. Silvera,

Xavier Bertagna,

P. Legmann

Publication year - 2011

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.2010-2235

Subject(s) - corticotropic cell , pregnancy , medicine , context (archaeology) , adrenalectomy , bilateral adrenalectomy , pituitary tumors , tumor progression , surgery , pituitary gland , hormone , cancer , history , biology , genetics , archaeology

Pituitary surgery is the first line of treatment for Cushing's disease; when surgery fails, bilateral adrenalectomy may be proposed, particularly for women with a desire for pregnancy. Little is known about the impact of pregnancy on corticotroph tumor progression after bilateral adrenalectomy.

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