Two Cases of. Cushing's Syndrome tumour and bilateral hyperplasia

Autor: Pretorius, HPJ, Politzer, WM
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Zdroj: South African Medical Journal; Vol 47, No 4 (1973)
ISSN: 2078-5135
0256-9574
Popis: Two patients, one with Cushing's syndrome and one with Cushing's disease, are presented. In the first case the syndrome was caused by a tumour of the right suprarenal gland which was treated by unilateral adrenalectomy, and the second case was diagnosed as hyperplasia of the left suprarenal gland, eventually leading to removal of all cortical tissue. Subsequently the typical features of Nelson's syndrome developed.S. Afr. Med. J. 48, 725 (1974).
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