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Author:   Marcello D. Bronstein
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   2011 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 19.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   0.881kg
ISBN:  

9781603274487

ISBN 10:   1603274480
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   01 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Physiology and Pathophysiology of the HPA axis.- Etiologies of Cushing´s syndrome.- Pathogenesis of corticotropic tumors.- Pathogenesis of adrenocortical tumors.- Clinical features of Cushing´s syndrome.- Laboratorial diagnosis of Cushing´s Syndrome: Differential diagnosis with pseudo-Cushing´s conditions as obesity, alcoholism and depression.- Laboratorial diagnosis of Cushing´s syndrome: Differential diagnosis among the different causes of ACTH-dependent and ACTH-independent Cushing´s syndrome.- Imaging for the differential diagnosis of Cushing´s syndrome: MRI, CT and isotopic scanning.- Inferior petrosal sampling for the differential diagnosis of ACTH dependent Cushing´s syndrome.- ACTH-dependent Cushing syndrome: Treatment of Cushing´s disease.- Treatment of Cushings Syndrome: Surgical Treatment.- Adrenal-Directed Treatment Options for Cushing’s Disease.- Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cushing’s Disease.- Medical Management of Cushing’s syndrome.- ACTH-dependent Cushing syndrome: Clinical and diagnostic aspects, and treatment approaches for ectopic Cushing´s syndrome.- Revisiting the Nelson’s syndrome: Corticotroph Tumor Progression after bilateral adrenalectomy in Cushing’s disease.- ACTH-independent Cushing´s syndrome: Adrenocortical tumors.- ACTH-independent Cushing´s syndrome: Bilateral macronodular hyperplasia.- ACTH-independent Cushing´s syndrome: primary pigmented nodular adrenal disease in the context of Carney´s complex.- Glucocorticoid Resistance.- Post-operative replacement and assessment of HPA axis recovery in Cushing’s syndrome.- Special aspects of Cushing´s syndrome: Pregnancy.- Special aspects of Cushing´s syndrome: Childhood.- Special aspects of Cushing´s syndrome: Cyclic Cushing´s syndrome.

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From the reviews: This book contains 23 chapters written by 56 carefully selected experts from three continents. There are special chapters on physiology and pathophysiology of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system as well as on the etiology of Cushing's syndrome. ... Several chapters deal in detail with surgical management, adrenal directed treatment, radiation therapy and medical management. ... this book gives outstanding knowledge and is enriching the contemporaneous status of art on Cushing's syndrome. (Endocrine Regulations, January, 2012)

From the reviews: This book contains 23 chapters written by 56 carefully selected experts from three continents. There are special chapters on physiology and pathophysiology of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system as well as on the etiology of Cushing's syndrome. ... Several chapters deal in detail with surgical management, adrenal directed treatment, radiation therapy and medical management. ... this book gives outstanding knowledge and is enriching the contemporaneous status of art on Cushing's syndrome. (Endocrine Regulations, January, 2012) Part of the Contemporary Endocrinology series, a very comprehensive treatise on this difficult to diagnose and treat to disease. Written by multidisciplinary scientists from several countries, it reviews in 23 chapters the physiology and pathophysiology of the HPA axis, the etiology and clinical features of Cushing's syndrome (CS), diagnostic methods and problems, the various methods of treatment and differential diagnosis including ACTH independent CS. ... Clearly written and highly illustrated ... . Recommended. (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 9 (2), December, 2011)

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