Apoplexy of Crooke cell tumour leading to the diagnosis of severe Cushing disease; a case report

Abstract Background Patients with Crooke cell tumours present with features of Cushing syndrome or mass effect. There are few reports of patients with Crooke cell tumours presenting due to apoplexy. All of them had silent tumours. Patients with Cushing syndrome caused by Crooke cell tumours have not...

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Main Authors: Nipun Lakshitha de Silva, Noel Somasundaram, Roshana Constantine, Himashi Kularatna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-021-00761-2