Pregnancy does not accelerate corticotroph tumor progression in Nelson's syndrome

Jornayvaz, François; Assie, Guillaume; Bienvenu-Perrard, Marie; Coste, Joël; Guignat, Laurence; Bertherat, Jérôme; Silvera, Stéphane; Bertagna, Xavier; Legmann, Paul

doi:10.1210/jc.2010-2235

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Pregnancy does not accelerate corticotroph tumor progression in Nelson's syndrome

ContributorsJornayvaz, François

; Assie, Guillaume; Bienvenu-Perrard, Marie; Coste, Joël; Guignat, Laurence; Bertherat, Jérôme; Silvera, Stéphane; Bertagna, Xavier; Legmann, Paul

Published inJournal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, vol. 96, no. 4, p. E658-662

Publication date2011

Abstract

Pituitary surgery is the first line of treatment for Cushing's disease; when surgery fails, bilateral adrenalectomy may be proposed, particularly for women with a desire for pregnancy. Little is known about the impact of pregnancy on corticotroph tumor progression after bilateral adrenalectomy.

Keywords

ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma/complications/epidemiology/pathology/surgery
Adenoma/complications/epidemiology/pathology/surgery
Adolescent
Adrenalectomy/rehabilitation
Adult
Cohort Studies
Disease Progression
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Newborn
Male
Nelson Syndrome/diagnosis/epidemiology/pathology
Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion/epidemiology/etiology/surgery
Pregnancy/physiology
Pregnancy Complications
Neoplastic/epidemiology/pathology/surgery
Pregnancy Outcome/epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Young Adult

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JORNAYVAZ, François et al. Pregnancy does not accelerate corticotroph tumor progression in Nelson’s syndrome. In: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2011, vol. 96, n° 4, p. E658–662. doi: 10.1210/jc.2010-2235

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PID : unige:100528
DOI : 10.1210/jc.2010-2235
PMID : 21289243

Journal ISSN0021-972X

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Pregnancy does not accelerate corticotroph tumor progression in Nelson's syndrome

Pituitary surgery is the first line of treatment for Cushing's disease; when surgery fails, bilateral adrenalectomy may be proposed, particularly for women with a desire for pregnancy. Little is known about the impact of pregnancy on corticotroph tumor progression after bilateral adrenalectomy.

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