Long-term follow-up on Cushing disease patient after transsphenoidal surgery

• Main Authors: Insook Jeong (Author), Moonyeon Oh (Author), Ja Hye Kim (Author), Ja Hyang Cho (Author), Jin-Ho Choi (Author), Han-Wook Yoo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cushing disease is caused by excessive adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) production by the pituitary adenoma. Transsphenoidal surgery is its first-line treatment. The incidence of Cushing disease in children and adolescents is so rare that long-term prognoses have yet to be made in most cases. We f...