Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion
"Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A disease of the PITUITARY GLAND characterized by the excess amount of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE secreted. This leads to hypersecretion of cortisol (HYDROCORTISONE) by the ADRENAL GLANDS resulting in CUSHING SYNDROME.
| Descriptor ID |
D047748
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.617.738.250.725 C19.700.355.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion- Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion
- ACTH Hypersecretion, Pituitary
- Hypersecretion, Pituitary ACTH
- Cushing Disease, Pituitary
- Cushing Diseases, Pituitary
- Pituitary Cushing Disease
- Pituitary Cushing Diseases
- Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolism Disorder
- Hypercortisolism Disorder, Pituitary-Dependant
- Hypercortisolism Disorders, Pituitary-Dependant
- Pituitary Dependant Hypercortisolism Disorder
- Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolism Disorders
- Pituitary-Dependant Cushing Syndrome
- Cushing Syndrome, Pituitary-Dependant
- Pituitary Dependant Cushing Syndrome
- Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolism
- Hypercortisolism, Pituitary-Dependant
- Hypercortisolisms, Pituitary-Dependant
- Pituitary Dependant Hypercortisolism
- Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolisms
- Cushing Disease
- Disease, Cushing
- Pituitary Cushing Syndrome
- Cushing Syndrome, Pituitary
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion" by people in Profiles.
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Powell MP, Narimova GJ, Halimova ZJ. The Results of Surgical Treatment of Cushing Tumors in the Republic of Uzbekistan: Establishing Transsphenoidal Surgery in A Developing Nation. World Neurosurg. 2017 Jan; 97:213-220.
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Pisoni R, Ahmed MI, Calhoun DA. Characterization and treatment of resistant hypertension. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2009 Nov; 11(6):407-13.