Cushing's Syndrome, an Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volume 47-2
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-0-323-61293-7
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 238 mm x 162 mm, Gewicht: 520 g

This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, edited by Adriana G. Ioachimescu, will focus on Cushing's Syndrome. Topics include--but are not limited to--1. Diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome in the modern era, Gene mutations in patients with Cushing's syndrome, Morbidity in Cushing's syndrome and impact of treatment, Localization of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome, Prognostic factors of long-term remission after surgical treatment of Cushing's disease, Outcomes of pituitary radiation for Cushing's disease, New molecular targets in Cushing's disease, Recent advances in subclinical Cushing's syndrome, Adrenal surgery for Cushing's syndrome, Adrenocortical carcinoma with hypercortisolism, Ectopic Cushing's syndrome, Medical therapy for Cushing's syndrome in the 21st century, Pregnancy in patients with Cushing's syndrome, Mortality in patients with Cushing's syndrome, and Cushing's syndrome in children and adolescents.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ioachimescu, Adriana G

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Stoffwechselstörungen
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Endokrinologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Physiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: Cushing's Syndrome 2018: Best Practices and Looking Ahead

Diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome in the Modern Era

Genetics of Cushing's Syndrome

Morbidity of Cushing's Syndrome and Impact of Treatment

Mortality in Patients with Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome

Prognostic Factors of Long-Term Remission After Surgical Treatment of Cushing's Disease

Outcomes of Pituitary Radiation for Cushing's Disease

New Molecular Targets for Treatment of Cushing's Disease

Recent Advances on Subclinical Hypercortisolism

Adrenal Surgery for Cushing's Syndrome: An Update

Adrenocortical Carcinoma with Hypercortisolism

The Ectopic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Syndrome: Rarely Easy, Always Challenging

Medical Therapy for Cushing's Syndrome in the Twenty-first Century

Pregnancy in Patients with Cushing's Syndrome

Cushing's Syndrome in Pediatrics: An Update