Long-term remission and recurrence rates in Cushing's disease: predictive factors in a single-centre study.

Long-term remission and recurrence rates in Cushing's disease: predictive factors in a single-centre study.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the early and late outcomes of patients with Cushing's disease (CD) submitted to a neurosurgical procedure as first-line treatment. DESIGN: In this single-centre retrospective case notes study, 131 patients with CD with a minimum follow-up period of 6 years (124 opera...

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Main Authors:	Alexandraki, K, Kaltsas, G, Isidori, A, Storr, H, Afshar, F, Sabin, I, Akker, SA, Chew, S, Drake, WM, Monson, J, Besser, G, Grossman, A
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2013

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