Salivary cortisol levels can be used to diagnose Cushing’s syndrome with relatively high reliability, but each test center should establish its own measurement limits depending on the exact method used for the test, a study from Turkey shows. Researchers, however, caution that late-night salivary cortisol measurements in clinical practice…
A very rare case of Cushing’s syndrome developing as a result of a large and also rare cancer of the nasal sinuses gives insights into how to screen and treat such an anomaly, of which fewer than 25 cases have been reported in literature. Paraneoplastic esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB), a very rare type…
Repeat radiation therapy may be a reasonable third-line option for patients with persistent Cushing’s disease, after pituitary surgery and initial radiation therapy, a new study shows. Durable remission was seen in 50 percent of patients who received the treatment, according to the study. The research, titled, “Repeat…
Treatment with Xeloda (capecitabine) and Eloxatin (oxaliplatin) chemotherapy is a good and inexpensive therapeutic option in the rare cases where pancreatic tumors produce excess levels of the hormone that stimulates cortisol synthesis, leading to Cushing’s syndrome. The findings are from a case report of…
A rare case of Cushing’s syndrome (CS) in a 17-year-old patient with multiple pituitary adenomas highlights the importance of clinical follow-up in order to determine the best treatment options for patients. The study, “A rare case of multiple pituitary adenomas in an adolescent Cushing disease presenting as a…
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