PECORI GIRALDI , Francesca

In the management of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing's syndrome, inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS) provides information for the endocrinologist, the neurosurgeon, and the neuroradiologist. To the endocrinologist who performs the etiological diagnosis, results of IPSS confirm or exclude the diagnosis of Cushing's...

OBJECTIVE: Evidence is limited regarding outcome of patients with ectopic Cushing's syndrome (ECS) due to neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).DESIGN: We assessed the prognostic factors affecting the survival of patients with NETs and ECS.METHODS: Retrospective analysis of clinicopathological features, severity of hormonal syndrome, treatments from a...