Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-Dependent Cushing’s Syndrome: Use of an octreotide trial to distinguish between pituitary or ectopic sources

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-Dependent Cushing’s Syndrome: Use of an octreotide trial to distinguish between pituitary or ectopic sources

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Objectives: Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) overproduction is usually due to a pituitary tumour which is often not visible on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, ACTH overproduction may be due to an ectopic source. This study aimed to develop a simple non-invasive technique to differentiat...

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Main Authors: Omayma T. El-Shafie, Nooralddin Al-Saffi, Ahmed Al-Sajwani, Nicholas Woodhouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2015-01-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Subjects:
Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone
Cushing’s Syndrome
Somatostatin Receptors
Investigational Therapies
Octreotide
Saudi Arabia
Oman
Online Access:http://web.squ.edu.om/squmj/includes/tng/pub/tNG_download.asp?id=c1c679caa046c1922cea53a1d54b5fa1

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