Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea as a complication of ACTH-secreting pituitary macroadenoma in a patient with morbid obesity
Cushing's disease (CD) is a progressive neuroendocrine disease caused by a pituitary tumor producing excessive amounts of ACTH. In most cases (80-85%) the cause of the disease is a pituitary corticotroph microadenomas (located within the sella, measuring 3–10 mm, rarely multiple microadenomas)...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Endocrinology Research Centre
2014-11-01
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| Series: | Ожирение и метаболизм |
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| Online Access: | https://endojournals.ru/index.php/omet/article/view/6801 |