Diseases

ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma

A pituitary adenoma which secretes ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN, leading to CUSHING DISEASE.

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Abstract

A pituitary adenoma which secretes ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN, leading to CUSHING DISEASE.

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Synonyms

19 entry terms
  • ACTH-Producing Pituitary Adenoma
  • Corticotroph Adenoma
  • Pituitary Adenoma, ACTH-Secreting
  • Pituitary Corticotropin-Secreting Adenoma
  • ACTH Producing Pituitary Adenoma
  • ACTH Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
  • ACTH-Producing Pituitary Adenomas
  • ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas
  • Adenoma, Corticotroph
  • Adenomas, Corticotroph
  • Corticotroph Adenomas
  • Corticotropin-Secreting Adenoma, Pituitary
  • Corticotropin-Secreting Adenomas, Pituitary
  • Pituitary Adenoma, ACTH Secreting
  • Pituitary Adenoma, ACTH-Producing
  • Pituitary Adenomas, ACTH-Producing
  • Pituitary Adenomas, ACTH-Secreting
  • Pituitary Corticotropin Secreting Adenoma
  • Pituitary Corticotropin-Secreting Adenomas

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Aspects Covered

39 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with ADENOMA (IM)

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History Note

2006

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Previous Indexing

  • Pituitary Neoplasms (1981-2005)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D049913. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D049913
  2. ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18557438