Cushing's syndrome. Analysis of 18 cases.
Eighteen patients with Cushing's syndrome were analyzed retrospectively. Eleven patients had diffuse or adenomatous hyperplasia, 5 an adenoma and 3 a carcinoma. Iodocholesterol scanning provides considerable help in localization of the disease. Surgical treatment, while curative for benign cases, affects only slightly the course of malignant disease.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications; D000293:Adolescent; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000328:Adult; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies