Rorstad O, Urtasun R, Watanabe M
Can Med Assoc J. 1976 Nov 6;115(9):878-9.
A patient with Cushing's syndrome due to a nonresectable chromophobe adenoma underwent external irradiation of the hypothalamic-pituitary area. The signs of Cushing's syndrome ameliorated subsequently but recurred eventually, necessitating bilateral adrenalectomy 30 months after initial presentation. Response to dexamethasone suppression testing on four occasions varied greatly. These results may reflect alterations in sensitivity of the tumour or the hypothalamic-pituitary axis to feedback inhibition by glucocorticoids.
一名因不可切除的嫌色细胞瘤导致库欣综合征的患者接受了下丘脑 - 垂体区域的外照射。库欣综合征的体征随后有所改善,但最终复发,在初次就诊30个月后需要进行双侧肾上腺切除术。四次地塞米松抑制试验的反应差异很大。这些结果可能反映了肿瘤或下丘脑 - 垂体轴对糖皮质激素反馈抑制的敏感性变化。