Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion
"Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A disease of the PITUITARY GLAND characterized by the excess amount of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE secreted. This leads to hypersecretion of cortisol (HYDROCORTISONE) by the ADRENAL GLANDS resulting in CUSHING SYNDROME.
| Descriptor ID |
D047748
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.617.738.250.725 C19.700.355.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion- Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion
- ACTH Hypersecretion, Pituitary
- Hypersecretion, Pituitary ACTH
- Cushing Disease, Pituitary
- Cushing Diseases, Pituitary
- Pituitary Cushing Disease
- Pituitary Cushing Diseases
- Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolism Disorder
- Hypercortisolism Disorder, Pituitary-Dependant
- Hypercortisolism Disorders, Pituitary-Dependant
- Pituitary Dependant Hypercortisolism Disorder
- Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolism Disorders
- Pituitary-Dependant Cushing Syndrome
- Cushing Syndrome, Pituitary-Dependant
- Pituitary Dependant Cushing Syndrome
- Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolism
- Hypercortisolism, Pituitary-Dependant
- Hypercortisolisms, Pituitary-Dependant
- Pituitary Dependant Hypercortisolism
- Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolisms
- Cushing Disease
- Disease, Cushing
- Pituitary Cushing Syndrome
- Cushing Syndrome, Pituitary
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion" by people in Profiles.
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Recurrence after pituitary surgery in adult Cushing's disease: a systematic review on diagnosis and treatment. Endocrine. 2020 11; 70(2):218-231.
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Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis After Transsphenoidal Resection: A Rare Complication of Cushing Disease-Associated Hypercoagulability. World Neurosurg. 2020 Feb; 134:86-89.
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Transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing disease: experience with 136 patients. Neurosurgery. 2012 Jan; 70(1):70-80; discussion 80-1.
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A case of ACTH-independent bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia and severe congestive heart failure. J Endocrinol Invest. 2006 Nov; 29(10):940-6.
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An approach to the evaluation and treatment of Cushing's disease. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2006 Sep; 6 Suppl 9:S37-46.
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Open versus laparoscopic simultaneous bilateral adrenalectomy. Urology. 2006 Apr; 67(4):693-6.
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Effect of pioglitazone on adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol secretion in Cushing's disease. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Mar; 90(3):1340-6.
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Cushing's disease. Bull New Engl Med Cent. 1952 Apr-Jun; 14(2):50-57.