DOI: 10.12890/2016_000389

ACTH-dependent Cushing's Syndrome: Diagnostic Pitfalls in Concomitant Non-secreting Pituitary Adenomas

Authors

  • Pietro Lucotti First Department of Medicine, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia
  • Cesare Zoia Neurosurgery Department, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia
  • Elisabetta Lovati First Department of Medicine, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia
  • Paolo Gaetani Neurosurgery Department, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia
  • Gino Roberto Corazza First Department of Medicine, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia

p.lucotti@smatteo.pv.it

Keywords

Ectopic ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the possible pitfalls in correctly interpreting clinical, radiological and biochemical findings in ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome.
Methods: We describe a case of a pituitary adenoma visualized at MRI not correlated with an ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome.
Results: Radiological imaging and hormonal testing can be misleading in suspected pituitary ACTH-related Cushing’s syndrome.
Conclusion: Correct interpretation of the initial clinical presentation can help in the proper diagnosis and treatment of ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome.

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Published

2016-04-12

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2016)

How to Cite

1.
Lucotti P, Zoia C, Lovati E, Gaetani P, Corazza GR. ACTH-dependent Cushing’s Syndrome: Diagnostic Pitfalls in Concomitant Non-secreting Pituitary Adenomas. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2016 Apr. 12 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];3(3). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/389