Perioperative hypothalamic pituitary adrenal function in patients with silent corticotroph adenomas

ConclusionsUnder the maximal stimulation of the peri-operative stress, HPA function in patients with SCA behaved in an identical manner to others with ACTH-negative macroadenomas. Thus, despite the strong ACTH-positive immunostaining of these tumors, SCAs are truly non- functional.
Source: Pituitary - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research