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Ünal M, Selek A, Sözen M, Gezer E, Köksalan D, Canturk Z, Cetinarslan B, Çabuk B, Anık I, Ceylan S. Recurrent Cushing's Disease in Adults: Predictors and Long-Term Follow-Up. Horm Metab Res 2023; 55:520-527. [PMID: 37015254 DOI: 10.1055/a-2047-6017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/06/2023]
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Cushing's disease (CD) is characterized by endogenous hypercortisolism that is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Due to high recurrence rates in CD, the determination of high-risk patients is of paramount importance. In this study, we aimed to determine recurrence rates and clinical, laboratory, and histological predictors of recurrence in a high volume single-center. This retrospective study included 273 CD patients operated in a single pituitary center between 1997 and 2020. The patients with early postoperative remission were further grouped according to recurrence status (recurrent and sustained remission groups). Demographic, radiologic, laboratory, pathologic, and follow-up clinical data of the patients were analyzed and compared between groups. The recurrence rate was 9.6% in the first 5 years; however, the overall recurrence rate was 14.2% in this study. Higher preoperative basal ACTH levels were significantly correlated with CD recurrence even with ACTH levels adjusted for tumor size, Ki-67 levels, and tumoral invasion. Recurrence rates were significantly higher in patients with ACTH levels higher than 55 pg/ml, tumor diameter>9.5 mm, and if adrenal axis recovery was before 6 months. The severity of hypercortisolism, morbidities, and demographic factors except age were not predictive factors of recurrence. Based on our study data, younger age at diagnosis, a diagnosis of osteoporosis, higher preoperative ACTH levels, larger tumor size, invasive behavior, higher Ki 67 index, and early recovery of the adrenal axis during the postoperative period attracted attention as potential predictors of recurrent disease.
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- Mustafa Ünal
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Pituitary Center, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Pituitary Center, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Pituitary Center, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Pituitary Center, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Pituitary Center, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Pituitary Center, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pituitary Center, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pituitary Center, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pituitary Center, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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Presurgical predictive factors of surgical remission in Cushing's disease. Study of 32 cases. ENDOCRINOLOGIA, DIABETES Y NUTRICION 2022; 69:584-590. [PMID: 36446484 DOI: 10.1016/j.endien.2021.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Identify presurgical factors associated with surgical remission in Cushing's disease (CD). METHODS All the patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing's Syndrome in follow-up at our centre between 2014-2021 (n=40) were identified. Those patients with CD diagnosis who underwent transsphenoidal surgery by the same neurosurgeon (n=32) were included. Surgical remission was defined as plasma cortisol <1.8μg/dl and normal or low urinary free cortisol (UFC) after surgery. RESULTS Sixty-three per cent (n=20) were women, and the mean age at diagnosis was 42.3±17.9 years. Six patients had macroadenomas, 17 had microadenomas, and in the other 9 patients, no pituitary lesion was identified on the MRI. Seven patients were previously operated on in another centre. Surgical remission was achieved in 75% (n=24). Only three patients experienced recurrence. No association between pre-surgical demographic (age, sex, comorbidities) or hormonal (UFC, ACTH, late-night salivary cortisol levels) characteristics and the probability of surgical remission was observed. The only variable associated with a greater chance of remission was the presurgical visualisation of the adenoma on MRI (OR 8.3, P=0.02). It was also observed that patients with a history of a previous pituitary surgery had a lower tendency to achieve remission, although statistical significance was not reached (OR 0.17, P=0.09). CONCLUSIONS In our experience, 75% of patients with CD achieved biochemical cure after the intervention. Surgical remission was up to eight times more frequent in those patients in whom the adenoma was visualised before the intervention, but no other presurgical predictive factors of cure were identified.
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Ciftci S, Soyluk O, Selek A, Erol S, Hekimsoy Z, Esen A, Dursun H, Sahin S, Oruk G, Mert M, Soylu H, Yurekli BS, Ertorer ME, Omma T, Evran M, Adas M, Tanrikulu S, Aydin K, Pekkolay Z, Can B, Karakilic E, Karaca Z, Bilen H, Canturk Z, Cetinarslan B, Kadioglu P, Yarman S. The Importance of DHEA-S Levels in Cushing's Syndrome; Is There a Cut-off Value in the Differential Diagnosis? Horm Metab Res 2022; 54:232-237. [PMID: 35413744 DOI: 10.1055/a-1783-7901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to determine possible cut-off levels of basal DHEA-S percentile rank in the differential diagnosis of patients with Cushing's syndrome (CS) with ACTH levels in the gray zone and normal DHEA-S levels. In this retrospective study including 623 pathologically confirmed CS, the DHEA-S percentile rank was calculated in 389 patients with DHEA-S levels within reference interval. The patients were classified as group 1 (n=265 Cushing's disease; CD), group 2 (n=104 adrenal CS) and group 3 (n=20 ectopic ACTH syndrome).ROC-curve analyses were used to calculate the optimal cut-off level of DHEA-S percentile rank in the reference interval in the differential diagnosis of CS, and the effectiveness of this cut-off level in the identification of the accurate etiology of CS was assessed in patients who were in gray zone according to their ACTH levels. The DHEA-S percentile rank in the reference interval were significantly lower in group 2 compared to the other two groups (p<0.001), while group 1 and group 3 had similar levels. The optimal cut-off level of DHEA-S percentile rank in the reference interval providing differential diagnosis between group 1 and group 2 was calculated as 19.5th percentile (80.8% sensitivity, 81.5% specificity) and the level demonstrated the accurate etiology in 100% of CD and 76% of adrenal CS patients who were in the gray zone. This study showed that the cut-off value of DHEA-S level less than 20% of the reference interval could be used for differential diagnosis of CD and adrenal CS with high sensitivity and specificity, and it should be taken into the initial evaluation.
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- Sema Ciftci
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolsim, University of Health Sciences, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Istanbul University, Fatih, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Health Sciences, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolsim, University of Health Sciences, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Meatbolism, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolsim, University of Health Sciences, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ondokuz Mayis University, School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Çukurova University Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Health Sciences, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolsim, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dicle Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Medical Faculty, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Meatbolism, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ataturk University Faculty of Medicine, Ezurum, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Istanbul University, Fatih, Turkey
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Stroud A, Dhaliwal P, Harvey RJ, Alvarado R, Jonker BP, Winder MJ, Grayson JW, McCormack A. Low but not undetectable early postoperative nadir serum cortisol predicts sustained remission in Cushing's disease. ENDOCRINE ONCOLOGY (BRISTOL, ENGLAND) 2022; 2:19-31. [PMID: 37435446 PMCID: PMC10259300 DOI: 10.1530/eo-21-0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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Objective Transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) is the first-line treatment for Cushing's disease. The objectives of the study were to determine remission and recurrence rates after TSS for Cushing's disease, identify factors that predict these outcomes, and define the threshold for postoperative morning serum cortisol (MSeC) that most accurately predicts sustained remission. Methods Records were retrospectively reviewed for consecutive adults undergoing TSS for Cushing's disease at a tertiary centre (1990-2019). Remission was defined as MSeC <138 nmol/L by 6 weeks postoperatively. Recurrence was defined as elevated 24-h urine free cortisol, lack of suppression after dexamethasone or elevated midnight salivary cortisol. Results In this study, 42 patients (age 47 ± 13 years, 83% female) were assessed with 55 ± 56 months of follow-up. Remission occurred after 77% of primary (n = 30) and 42% of revision operations (n = 12). After primary surgery, remission was associated with lower MSeC nadir (26 ± 36 nmol/L vs 347 ± 220 nmol/L, P < 0.01) and lower adrenocorticotropin nadir (2 ± 3 pmol/L vs 6 ± 3 pmol/L, P = 0.01). Sustained remission 5 years after surgery was predicted by MSeC <92 nmol/L within 2 weeks postoperatively (sensitivity 100% and specificity 100%). After revision surgery, remission was predicted by lower MSeC nadir (70 ± 45 nmol/L vs 408 ± 305 nmol/L, P = 0.03), smaller tumour diameter (3 ± 2 mm vs 15 ± 13 mm, P = 0.05) and absence of cavernous sinus invasion (0% vs 71%, P = 0.03). Recurrence after primary and revision surgery occurred in 17% and 20% of patients respectively. Conclusions Lower postoperative MSeC nadir strongly predicted remission after both primary and revision surgery. Following primary surgery, an MSeC <92 nmol/L within 2 weeks predicted sustained remission at 5 years. MSeC nadir was the most important prognostic marker following TSS for Cushing's disease.
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- Anna Stroud
- Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- St Vincent’s Hospital Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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- Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- St Vincent’s Hospital Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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- Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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- Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Notre Dame University, Sydney, Australia
- Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- St Vincent’s Hospital Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Notre Dame University, Sydney, Australia
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- Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- St Vincent’s Hospital Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Endocrinology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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Araujo-Castro M, Marchán Pinedo M, Fernández-Argüeso M, Pérez Pérez M, Barrero Ruíz E, Pian H, Rodríguez Berrocal V, Pascual-Corrales E. Presurgical predictive factors of surgical remission in Cushing's disease. Study of 32 cases. ENDOCRINOL DIAB NUTR 2021; 69:S2530-0164(21)00191-9. [PMID: 34483068 DOI: 10.1016/j.endinu.2021.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Identify presurgical factors associated with surgical remission in Cushing's disease (CD). METHODS All the patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing's Syndrome in follow-up at our centre between 2014-2021 (n=40) were identified. Those patients with CD diagnosis who underwent transsphenoidal surgery by the same neurosurgeon (n=32) were included. Surgical remission was defined as plasma cortisol <1.8μg/dl and normal or low urinary free cortisol (UFC) after surgery. RESULTS Sixty-three per cent (n=20) were women, and the mean age at diagnosis was 42.3±17.9 years. Six patients had macroadenomas, 17 had microadenomas, and in the other 9 patients, no pituitary lesion was identified on the MRI. Seven patients were previously operated on in another centre. Surgical remission was achieved in 75% (n=24). Only three patients experienced recurrence. No association between pre-surgical demographic (age, sex, comorbidities) or hormonal (UFC, ACTH, late-night salivary cortisol levels) characteristics and the probability of surgical remission was observed. The only variable associated with a greater chance of remission was the presurgical visualisation of the adenoma on MRI (OR 8.3, P=0.02). It was also observed that patients with a history of a previous pituitary surgery had a lower tendency to achieve remission, although statistical significance was not reached (OR 0.17, P=0.09). CONCLUSIONS In our experience, 75% of patients with CD achieved biochemical cure after the intervention. Surgical remission was up to eight times more frequent in those patients in whom the adenoma was visualised before the intervention, but no other presurgical predictive factors of cure were identified.
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- Marta Araujo-Castro
- Neuroendocrinology Unit, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Universidad de Alcalá, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Madrid, Spain.
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- Neuroendocrinology Unit, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Neuroendocrinology Unit, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Neuroendocrinology Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Neuroendocrinology Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Neuroendocrinology Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Endoscopic Skull Base Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario HM Puerta del Sur, Madrid, Spain
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- Neuroendocrinology Unit, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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Dai C, Fan Y, Liu X, Bao X, Yao Y, Wang R, Feng M. Predictors of Immediate Remission after Surgery in Cushing's Disease Patients: A Large Retrospective Study from a Single Center. Neuroendocrinology 2021; 111:1141-1150. [PMID: 32512562 DOI: 10.1159/000509221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) is the first-line treatment of patients with Cushing's disease (CD). However, biochemical remission rates after TSS for CD vary from 59 to 95%, and the predictors of surgical outcomes remain unclear. The aim of this study was to identify the predictors of early outcomes in patients with CD treated with TSS. METHODS The clinical features and outcomes of CD patients who underwent TSS between February 2000 and September 2019 at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital were collected from medical records and analyzed. Uni- and multivariate odds ratio (OR) analyses were performed to identify the predictors of early outcomes in patients with CD. RESULTS A total of 1,045 patients were included. The median age at TSS was 34.0 years (IQR 26.0-45.0), with a female:male ratio of 4.2:1 (844/201). The median duration of symptoms was 46.0 months (IQR 24.0-72.0). After surgery, the overall postoperative immediate remission rate was 73.3%, and 26.7% of patients had persistent hypercortisolism. Univariate analysis demonstrated that the number of operations was correlated with a lower immediate remission rate (OR 0.393, 95% CI 0.266-0.580, p = 0.000), as was tumor size (OR 0.462, 95% CI 0.334-0.639, p = 0.000), the duration of disease (OR 0.996, 95% CI 0.993-0.999, p = 0.003), and preoperative ACTH concentration (0.998, 95% CI 0.996-0.999, p = 0.003). Cavernous sinus invasion has also been identified as an important factor associated with a lower immediate remission rate (OR 0.275, 95% CI 0.166-0.456, p = 0.000). No correlations were detected between the immediate outcomes and age, gender, BMI, the combination of a low- and high-dose dexamethasone suppression test, preoperative morning serum cortisol level, or 24-h urinary free cortisol level (all p > 0.05). The results of multivariate analysis were similar to those of univariate analysis. Preoperative ACTH ≤67.35 ng/L predicted remission with 60.9% sensitivity and 49.5% specificity (AUC 0.553; p = 0.008). A cutoff of ≤64.5 months for disease duration predicted immediate remission with 40.5% sensitivity and 71.0% specificity (AUC 0.552; p = 0.01). CONCLUSION Early outcomes of TSS in CD patients can be predicted by factors including the number of operations, duration of disease, tumor invasion, tumor size, and preoperative ACTH concentration. These predictors can be used to improve the perioperative management of CD patients.
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- Congxin Dai
- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China,
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Hinojosa-Amaya JM, Cuevas-Ramos D. The definition of remission and recurrence of Cushing's disease. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021; 35:101485. [PMID: 33472761 DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2021.101485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Accurate classification of postsurgical remission, and early recognition of recurrence are crucial to timely treat and prevent excess mortality in Cushing's Disease, yet the criteria used to define remission are variable and there is no consensus to define recurrence. Remission is defined as postsurgical hypocortisolemia, but delayed remission may occur. Recurrence is the return of clinical manifestations with biochemical evidence of hypercortisolism. The proper combination of tests and their timing are controversial. Reliable predicting tools may lead to earlier diagnosis upon recurrence. Many factors have been studied independently for prediction with variable performance. Novel artificial intelligence approaches seek to integrate these variables into risk calculators and machine-learning algorithms with an acceptable short-term predictive performance but lack longer-term accuracy. Prospective studies using these approaches are needed. This review summarizes the evidence behind the definitions of remission and recurrence and provide an overview of the available tools to predict and/or diagnose them.
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- José Miguel Hinojosa-Amaya
- Pituitary Clinic, Endocrinology Division and Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José E. González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico.
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- Neuroendocrinology Clinic, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Braun LT, Rubinstein G, Zopp S, Vogel F, Schmid-Tannwald C, Escudero MP, Honegger J, Ladurner R, Reincke M. Recurrence after pituitary surgery in adult Cushing's disease: a systematic review on diagnosis and treatment. Endocrine 2020; 70:218-231. [PMID: 32743767 PMCID: PMC7396205 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-020-02432-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Recurrence after pituitary surgery in Cushing's disease (CD) is a common problem ranging from 5% (minimum) to 50% (maximum) after initially successful surgery, respectively. In this review, we give an overview of the current literature regarding prevalence, diagnosis, and therapeutic options of recurrent CD. METHODS We systematically screened the literature regarding recurrent and persistent Cushing's disease using the MESH term Cushing's disease and recurrence. Of 717 results in PubMed, all manuscripts in English and German published between 1980 and April 2020 were screened. Case reports, comments, publications focusing on pediatric CD or CD in veterinary disciplines or studies with very small sample size (patient number < 10) were excluded. Also, papers on CD in pregnancy were not included in this review. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Because of the high incidence of recurrence in CD, annual clinical and biochemical follow-up is paramount. 50% of recurrences occur during the first 50 months after first surgery. In case of recurrence, treatment options include second surgery, pituitary radiation, targeted medical therapy to control hypercortisolism, and bilateral adrenalectomy. Success rates of all these treatment options vary between 25 (some of the medical therapy) and 100% (bilateral adrenalectomy). All treatment options have specific advantages, limitations, and side effects. Therefore, treatment decisions have to be individualized according to the specific needs of the patient.
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- Leah T Braun
- Department of Endocrinology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, München, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, München, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, München, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, München, Germany
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Klinikum der Universität München, München, Germany
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- Department for Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Klinik für Allgemeine, Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Campus Innenstadt, Klinikum der Universität München, München, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, München, Germany.
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Stroud A, Dhaliwal P, Alvarado R, Winder MJ, Jonker BP, Grayson JW, Hamizan A, Harvey RJ, McCormack A. Outcomes of pituitary surgery for Cushing's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pituitary 2020; 23:595-609. [PMID: 32691356 DOI: 10.1007/s11102-020-01066-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) is the first-line treatment for Cushing's disease (CD). This review aimed to synthesize the remission and recurrence rates following TSS for CD and identify predictors of these outcomes. METHODS Medline (1946-) and Embase (1947-) were searched until 23rd January 2019 for original studies. A meta-analysis was performed of remission and recurrence rates. Studies were excluded if patients had prior radiosurgery/radiotherapy, mixed pathologies or interventions without separated data, follow-up not reported or population size < 20. For recurrence rate syntheses, studies with follow-up < 6 months were excluded. RESULTS The search produced 2663 studies, of which n = 68 were included, involving 5664 patients. Remission rates after primary and revision TSS were 80% [77-82] and 58% [50-66] at last follow-up. After primary TSS, predictors of remission were micro- v macroadenomas (83% v 68%, p < 0.01), imaging-visible adenomas (81% v 69%, p < 0.01), adenomas confirmed on histopathology (87% v 45%, p < 0.01), absence of cavernous sinus invasion (80% v 30%, p < 0.01), postoperative serum cortisol (MSeC) nadir < 2 μg/dL (< 55 nmol/L; 95% v 46%, p < 0.01) and lower preoperative 24-h urine free cortisol (1250 nmol v 1726 nmol, p < 0.01). For revision TSS, predictors of remission were postoperative MSeC nadir < 2 μg/dL (< 55 nmol/L; 100% v 38%, p < 0.01) and operations for recurrence v persistence (80% v 54%, p < 0.01). Recurrence rates after primary and revision TSS were 18% [14-22] and 28% [16-42]. CONCLUSIONS TSS is most effective in primary microadenomas, visible on preoperative imaging and without CS invasion, lower preoperative 24-h urine free cortisol and postoperative MSeC nadir < 2 μg/dL (< 55 nmol/L).
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- Anna Stroud
- Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Hormones and Cancer Group, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Notre Dame University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Hormones and Cancer Group, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Pasternak-Pietrzak K, Moszczyńska E, Szalecki M. Treatment challenges in pediatric Cushing's disease: Review of the literature with particular emphasis on predictive factors for the disease recurrence. Endocrine 2019; 66:125-136. [PMID: 31701434 PMCID: PMC6838046 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-019-02036-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cushing's disease (CD) is a rare endocrine condition caused by a corticotroph pituitary tumor that produces adrenocorticotropic hormone. The current state of knowledge of CD treatment is presented in this article including factors that can be helpful in predicting remission and/or recurrence of the disease. The primary goals in CD treatment are quick diagnosis and effective, prompt treatment as the persistent disease is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Cooperation of a team consisting of experienced pediatrician/adult endocrinologist, neuroradiologist, transsphenoidal neurosurgeon and (if necessary) radiotherapist contribute to the best treatment effects.
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- Katarzyna Pasternak-Pietrzak
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute (CMHI), Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute (CMHI), Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute (CMHI), Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730, Warsaw, Poland
- The Medicine and Health Sciences Faculty, University of Jan Kochanowski, Al. IX Wieków Kielc 19A, 25-317, Kielce, Poland
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Selek A, Cetinarslan B, Canturk Z, Tarkun I, Akyay OZ, Cabuk B, Ceylan S. The Utility of Preoperative ACTH/Cortisol Ratio for the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Cushing's Disease. J Neurosci Rural Pract 2019; 9:106-111. [PMID: 29456353 PMCID: PMC5812132 DOI: 10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_308_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Purpose: Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a rare disease having diagnostic difficulties. Many diagnostic tests have been defined but none of these are diagnostic alone. Determination of the cause is another problem which sometimes requires more sophisticated and invasive procedures. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the utility of pretreatment plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)/cortisol ratios in patients with confirmed endogenous CS for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of CS. Materials and Methods: This retrospective evaluation included 145 patients with the diagnosis of CS, 119 patients with Cushing's disease (CD), and 26 patients with ACTH-independent CS (AICS), in a university hospital. Furthermore, 114 individuals in whom CS diagnosis was excluded with at least one negative screening test were enrolled to the study as control group. The clinical, laboratory, imaging, postsurgical pathologic records and also clinical follow-up data of all patients were evaluated. Results: The median basal ACTH/cortisol ratio of the patients with CD was significantly higher than AICS and controls. A cutoff ACTH/cortisol ratio >2.5 was found to be diagnostic for CD with 82% specificity and 63% sensitivity. Among CD group, patients with recurrent disease had higher preoperative ACTH levels and ACTH/cortisol ratio than patients with sustained remission. Furthermore, these patients had more invasive, atypical, and larger tumors. Conclusion: An ACTH/cortisol ratio >2.5 would be beneficial to diagnose CD together with other diagnostic tests. It is a simple test with no additional cost. Higher ratios might be related with larger, invasive, and atypical adenoma and also might be helpful to predict recurrence.
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- Alev Selek
- Department of Endocrinology and Methabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Umuttepe Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Methabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Umuttepe Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Methabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Umuttepe Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Methabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Umuttepe Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Methabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Umuttepe Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Umuttepe Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Umuttepe Kocaeli, Turkey
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Lim JS, Lee MK, Choi E, Hong N, Il Jee S, Kim SH, Lee EJ. Hormonal aggressiveness according to the expression of cellular markers in corticotroph adenomas. Endocrine 2019; 64:147-156. [PMID: 30474823 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-018-1815-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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PURPOSE The molecular mechanisms underlying tumor growth in Cushing's disease (CD) still remain a challenge. Moreover, clinical manifestations of CD may vary depending on hormonal activity; however, factors involved in the hormonal aggressiveness of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary tumors have not been fully clarified. We investigated the association between the expression of cellular markers regarding pituitary tumor progression and initial or postoperative hormone levels in patients with CD. METHODS Tumor tissues from 28 corticotroph adenomas (female 26, male 2, mean age 39.21 ± 10.39 years) were subject to immunohistochemical study using the following antibodies: pituitary tumor-transforming gene 1 (PTTG1), cyclin D1, p16, p27, brahma related-gene 1 (Brg1), and Ki-67. We then analyzed the relationship between each cellular marker expression and hormone levels, including 24 h urinary free cortisol (UFC), plasma ACTH, and serum cortisol. RESULTS PTTG1 and Ki-67 were expressed in 100% and 50% of patients, respectively. However, the levels did not reflect initial hormonal activity. The cyclin D1-negative group showed higher serum cortisol levels compared to the cyclin D1-positive group (p = 0.01). The 24 h UFC levels were significantly higher in the p27-negative group than in the p27-positive group (p = 0.04), whereas the Brg1-positive group revealed higher serum cortisol levels than in the Brg1-negative group (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Although PTTG1 and Ki-67 play an essential role in developing ACTH-secreting tumors, cyclin D1, p27, and Brg1 may be better biomarkers to determine hormonal aggressiveness of the tumor. Further research is needed to understand the influence of cellular markers on hormonal activity in CD.
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- Jung Soo Lim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Evidence-based Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, National Health Insurance Service, Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, National Health Insurance Service, Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Neurosurgery and Yonsei Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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Hinojosa-Amaya JM, Varlamov EV, McCartney S, Fleseriu M. Hypercortisolemia Recurrence in Cushing's Disease; a Diagnostic Challenge. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:740. [PMID: 31787930 PMCID: PMC6856050 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Cushing's disease recurrence following successful pituitary surgery is common and merits prompt and careful diagnosis, as untreated hypercortisolism leads to increased morbidity and mortality. However, an established recurrence definition has not been forthcoming. This poses a diagnostic challenge especially early in the course of returning hypercortisolemia and/or in the presence of non-neoplastic hypercortisolemia. A late-night salivary cortisol (LNSC) test is the first test to reveal abnormal results, however, has limitations related to assay performance as well as individual patient variability. Dexamethasone suppression tests and 24-h urinary free cortisol (UFC) results are next to reveal abnormal results. Other tests including, corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) stimulation test and combined CRH-dexamethasone test, as well as desmopressin stimulation test with/without dexamethasone are also used, although, none have proven to be the preeminent diagnostic test for recurrence determination. There is a possible role for these tests in predicting recurrence in patients who have experienced remission, though, this also remains challenging due to lack of established cutoff values. This article details and summarizes evidence about different diagnostic tests currently used to diagnose and predict Cushing's disease recurrence.
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- José Miguel Hinojosa-Amaya
- Departments of Medicine (Endocrinology), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
- Endocrinology Division, Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José E. González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Departments of Medicine (Endocrinology), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
- Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
- Northwest Pituitary Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
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- Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
- Northwest Pituitary Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
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- Departments of Medicine (Endocrinology), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
- Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
- Northwest Pituitary Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
- *Correspondence: Maria Fleseriu
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PURPOSE Surgical experience is considered paramount for excellent outcome of transsphenoidal surgery (TSS). However, objective data demonstrating the surgical success in relation to the experience of pituitary surgery units or individual experience of pituitary surgeons is sparse. METHODS Based on literature data, we have investigated the influence of experience with TSS for pituitary adenomas on endocrinological remission rates and on operative complications. The surgical experience was assessed by calculating the number of transsphenoidal operations per year. RESULTS For TSS of microprolactinomas, mean remission rates were 77% in centers with < 2 operations per year for microprolactinomas, 82% with 2-4 operations, 84% with 4-6 operations, and 91% with > 6 operations. A yearly experience with more than 10 initial operations for Cushing's disease (CD) warrants a remission rate exceeding 70%. Remission rates in CD exceeding 86% have only been reported for single surgeon series. Extraordinarily high complication rates were found in some series with < 25 yearly total operations for pituitary adenomas. Major vascular complications were less than 2% and revision rates for rhinorrhea usually < 2.5% in centers performing > 25 transsphenoidal operations per year. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that a center with experience of > 25 transsphenoidal operations for pituitary adenomas per year provides a high likelihood of safe TSS. Surgery for CD requires a particularly high level of practice to guarantee excellent remission rates. The endocrinologist has the unique opportunity to audit the surgical success by hormone measurement and to refer patients to neurosurgeons with proven excellence.
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- Jürgen Honegger
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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Ioachimescu AG. Prognostic Factors of Long-Term Remission After Surgical Treatment of Cushing's Disease. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2018; 47:335-347. [PMID: 29754635 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Transsphenoidal surgery is the main treatment of patients with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary adenomas. Although biochemical remission occurs in most patients undergoing operations at specialized centers, the recurrence risk is significant. Visualization of microadenomas on preoperative imaging and confirmation of ACTH-positive adenomas have been associated with higher remission rates. Low cortisol levels in the first 2 weeks postoperatively have been associated with durable remission; however, recurrence cannot be excluded by any cortisol threshold. The decision to perform a pituitary reoperation is based on this parameter; the protocols are institution specific. Patients with Cushing's disease warrant lifelong endocrinologic surveillance.
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- Adriana G Ioachimescu
- Department of Medicine (Endocrinology) and Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365 B Clifton Road Northeast, B6209, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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