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Does an Analysis of the Pulsatile Secretion Pattern of Adrenocorticotropin and Cortisol Predict the Result of Transsphenoidal Surgery in Cushing’s Disease.
The endocrinological, surgical, and histological findings of patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing's disease were correlated with the pulsatile secretion pattern of ACTH and cortisol and the outcome after transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. A total of 28 patients were studied. The preoperative pulsatile secretion of ACTH and cortisol was assessed by sampling blood at 20-min intervals over 24 h. The pulsatile pattern of secretion was analyzed by the Cluster program. In 21 patients, an ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma was identified and resected. Of these patients, 18 underwent clinical remission, and their cortisol secretion was suppressed to a normal level by low dose dexamethasone. Histological examinations in the patients with persistent disease revealed normal pituitary in 6 cases, nodular hyperplasia in 1, and ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma in 3 cases. Analysis of the pulsatile pattern of ACTH and cortisol secretion did not reveal significant differences in timing, frequency, and/or amplitude of ACTH and cortisol pulses in normalized patients and those with persistent disease after surgery. It is concluded that analysis of the secretory pattern is not a suitable method for predicting the outcome of ranssphenoidal surgery in patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing's disease.
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By Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenThe endocrinological, surgical, and histological findings of patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing's disease were correlated with the pulsatile secretion pattern of ACTH and cortisol and the outcome after transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. A total of 28 patients were studied. The preoperative pulsatile secretion of ACTH and cortisol was assessed by sampling blood at 20-min intervals over 24 h. The pulsatile pattern of secretion was analyzed by the Cluster program. In 21 patients, an ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma was identified and resected. Of these patients, 18 underwent clinical remission, and their cortisol secretion was suppressed to a normal level by low dose dexamethasone. Histological examinations in the patients with persistent disease revealed normal pituitary in 6 cases, nodular hyperplasia in 1, and ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma in 3 cases. Analysis of the pulsatile pattern of ACTH and cortisol secretion did not reveal significant differences in timing, frequency, and/or amplitude of ACTH and cortisol pulses in normalized patients and those with persistent disease after surgery. It is concluded that analysis of the secretory pattern is not a suitable method for predicting the outcome of ranssphenoidal surgery in patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing's disease.
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