Cushing's Syndrome Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment /

Cushing´s syndrome is a relatively rare clinical disorder that is associated with many co-morbidities such as systemic hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, impaired immune function and growth impairment in children, all of which severely reduce quality of life and life expectancy. Cushing's Sy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Bronstein, Marcello D. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Colección:Contemporary Endocrinology,
Temas:
Endocrinology.
Internal medicine.
Oncology.
Pediatrics.
Gynecology .
Nervous system-Surgery.
Internal Medicine.
Gynecology.
Neurosurgery.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Physiology and Pathophysiology of the HPA axis
  • Etiologies of Cushing´s syndrome
  • Pathogenesis of corticotropic tumors
  • Pathogenesis of adrenocortical tumors
  • Clinical features of Cushing´s syndrome
  • Laboratorial diagnosis of Cushing´s Syndrome: Differential diagnosis with pseudo-Cushing´s conditions as obesity, alcoholism and depression
  • Laboratorial diagnosis of Cushing´s syndrome: Differential diagnosis among the different causes of ACTH-dependent and ACTH-independent Cushing´s syndrome
  • Imaging for the differential diagnosis of Cushing´s syndrome: MRI, CT and isotopic scanning
  • Inferior petrosal sampling for the differential diagnosis of ACTH dependent Cushing´s syndrome
  • ACTH-dependent Cushing syndrome: Treatment of Cushing´s disease
  • Treatment of Cushings Syndrome: Surgical Treatment
  • Adrenal-Directed Treatment Options for Cushing's Disease
  • Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cushing's Disease
  • Medical Management of Cushing's syndrome
  • ACTH-dependent Cushing syndrome: Clinical and diagnostic aspects, and treatment approaches for ectopic Cushing´s syndrome
  • Revisiting the Nelson's syndrome: Corticotroph Tumor Progression after bilateral adrenalectomy in Cushing's disease
  • ACTH-independent Cushing´s syndrome: Adrenocortical tumors
  • ACTH-independent Cushing´s syndrome: Bilateral macronodular hyperplasia
  • ACTH-independent Cushing´s syndrome: primary pigmented nodular adrenal disease in the context of Carney´s complex
  • Glucocorticoid Resistance
  • Post-operative replacement and assessment of HPA axis recovery in Cushing's syndrome
  • Special aspects of Cushing´s syndrome: Pregnancy
  • Special aspects of Cushing´s syndrome: Childhood
  • Special aspects of Cushing´s syndrome: Cyclic Cushing´s syndrome.

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