Cushing's Syndrome: Adrenal Gland Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
Children with Cushing's syndrome grow slowly and remain short. In some people, the adrenal glands also produce large amounts of androgens (testosterone and ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec13/ch164/ch164c.html...
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Overactive Adrenal Glands / Cushing's Syndrome - University of ...
23 May 2006 ... When adrenal glands produce excessive amounts of certain hormones, they are called.
http://www.umm.edu/endocrin/cushing.htm...
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The adrenal gland -- Endocrinology -- NCBI Bookshelf
The preferred treatment of endogenous Cushing's syndrome (whether it is caused by overactivity of the adrenal gland or increased secretion of ACTH from the ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=endocrin&...
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Cushing syndrome due to adrenal tumor: MedlinePlus Medical ...
Cushing syndrome due to adrenal tumor is an endocrine system disorder that occurs when there is a tumor of the adrenal gland releasing excess amounts of the ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000407.htm...
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Cushing's syndrome and the nodular adrenal gland.
This article examines Cushing's syndrome in four main categories as associated with nodular adrenal glands: adrenal adenoma, adrenal carcinoma, ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7805654...
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Adrenal Gland Disorders
20 Feb 2007 ... The NICHD conducts and supports research on many adrenal gland disorders. Some examples include: Cushing's Syndrome - Cushing's syndrome ...
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/Adrenal_Gland_Disorde...
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Sub-clinical Cushing's syndrome in patients with adrenal gland ...
Sub-clinical Cushing's syndrome in patients with adrenal gland incidentalomas. Pitfalls in diagnosis and management. McLeod MK, Thompson NW, Gross MD, ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2164335...
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Overactive Adrenal Glands / Cushing's Syndrome
3 Feb 2008 ... Other causes include benign (non-cancerous) or cancerous tumors on the adrenal glands. Cushing's syndrome is rare in children and more ...
http://www.chp.edu/CHP/P01968...
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Pheochromocytoma combined with pre-clinical Cushing's syndrome in ...
The coexistence of PHEO and pre-clinical Cushing's syndrome (PCS) of the same adrenal gland has rarely been reported. We report on a patient and discuss the ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16117200...
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Cushing's syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In adrenal Cushing's, excess cortisol is produced by adrenal gland tumors, hyperplastic adrenal glands, or adrenal glands with nodular adrenal hyperplasia. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushing's_syndrome...
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