pituitrin and ACTH-Syndrome--Ectopic

Cushing's disease remains a difficult diagnosis in spite of new technical procedures such as pituitary MRI, selective bilateral petrosal or cavernous sampling, (111)In pentreotide scan and 18 Flurodeoxyglucose pituitary PET scan. In this article, we review biological diagnostic procedures of Cushing's disease and corticotroph adenomas. According to our experience and the literature, we summarize the approach in medical treatment of Cushing's disease.

Topics: ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic; Adenoma; Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms; Adrenocortical Hyperfunction; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Adult; Algorithms; Carcinoid Tumor; Child; Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; Cushing Syndrome; Dexamethasone; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic Imaging; Dopamine Agonists; Female; Humans; Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Petrosal Sinus Sampling; Pituitary Neoplasms; Pituitary-Adrenal Function Tests; Pituitary-Adrenal System; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; Vasopressins

Topics: ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Circadian Rhythm; Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; Cushing Syndrome; Deamino Arginine Vasopressin; Dexamethasone; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Growth Substances; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Metyrapone; Oligopeptides; Petrosal Sinus Sampling; Renal Agents; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Vasopressins

Topics: ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Aged; Chorionic Gonadotropin; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Hormones, Ectopic; Humans; Hypercalcemia; Inappropriate ADH Syndrome; Male; Middle Aged; Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes; Vasopressins

Topics: ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Animals; Calcitonin; Cattle; Female; Hormones, Ectopic; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Neoplasms; Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes; Rats; Thyroid Neoplasms; Vasopressins

Topics: ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Nephrotic Syndrome; Paraneoplastic Syndromes; Renin; Vasopressins; Water-Electrolyte Imbalance

Topics: ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic; Chorionic Gonadotropin; Humans; Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes; Parathyroid Hormone; Vasopressins

Topics: ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Aged; Carcinoma, Small Cell; Humans; Inappropriate ADH Syndrome; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes; Vasopressins

Topics: ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic; Carcinoma, Small Cell; Hormones, Ectopic; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Muscular Diseases; Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes; Vasopressins