Patients With Mild Cushing Syndrome May Benefit From Adrenalectomy

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that patients with a mild form of Cushing syndrome, a metabolic disorder caused by adrenal tumors, demonstrate substantial clinical improvement after adrenalectomy. The study, appearing in the December issue of the journal Surgery, is the largest series of surgical outcomes reported in patients with subclinical Cushing syndrome to date, said Dr. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Endocrinology on December 9th, 2007