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Subclinical Cushing's syndrome: current concepts and trends.
Hormones (Athens, Greece) - 1 Jan 2000
Zografos George N, Perysinakis Iraklis, Vassilatou Evangeline
Abstract excerpt
Clinically inapparent adrenal masses which are incidentally detected have become a common problem in everyday practice. Approximately 5-20% of adrenal incidentalomas present subclinical cortisol hypersecretion which is characterized by subtle alterations of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis due to adrenal autonomy. This disorder has been described as subclinical Cushing's syndrome, since there is no typical...
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