Cushing's Disease
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Cushing's Disease Treatment
Treatment of Cushing's disease may include:
Surgery for Cushing's disease:
To remove the
pituitary tumor
Medications for Cushing's disease:
Mitotane
Aminoglutethimide
Metyrapone
Cushing's disease clinical trials
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Related Topics:
Brain tumor
Cushing's syndrome
Pituitary adenoma
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Fatigue
Generalized weakness
Leg swelling (bilateral)
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Last Updated: Sep 21, 2007
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Burch WM. Cushing's disease. A review. Arch Intern Med. 1985 Jun;145(6):1106-11.
Heaney AP. Novel medical approaches for the treatment of Cushing's disease. J Endocrinol Invest. 2004 Jun;27(6):591-5.
Mahmoud-Ahmed AS, Suh JH. Radiation therapy for Cushing's disease: a review. Pituitary. 2002;5(3):175-80.
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