Case report: bilateral Cushing's syndrome

• Published in: Tunisie Medicale Vol. 81; no. 4; p. 277
• Main Authors: Cheikhrouhou, Héla, Khiari, Karima, Chérif, Lotfi, Ben Abdallah, Néjib, Ben Maïz, Hédi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• Published: Tunisia 01.04.2003
• Subjects: Adenoma - pathology; Adenoma - surgery; Adrenal Glands - pathology; Cushing Syndrome - pathology; Female; Humans; Hyperplasia; Middle Aged; Pituitary Gland - pathology; Pituitary Neoplasms - pathology; Pituitary Neoplasms - surgery

The authors report a case of a 49-year-old woman presenting a Cushing's syndrome (January 1997). The Magnetic Resonance Image of the pituitary gland revealed a microadenoma without extension in the cavernous sinus and a partial empty sella. The computed tomography scan showed a discreet bilater...