TY  - JOUR
T1  - ADrenalectomy and cushing's disease
AU  - STOFFER SS, WEITZMAN R, SCHTEINGART DE
Y1  - 1979/08/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370320112030
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 980
EP  - 980
VL  - 114
IS  - 8
N2  - To the Editor.—We agree with Prinz et al1 regarding the continued importance of adrenalectomy in the treatment of Cushing's disease and the particular necessity for careful longterm follow-up when radiation to the pituitary gland is used. We have had the opportunity to study a 33-year-old woman who was treated with the conventional radiation to the pituitary gland for Cushing's disease in 1968 at a major medical center. Unfortunately, the patient moved out of state and was unavailable for follow-up. She did seek consultation in her new locality and was told that she did not have evidence of Cushing's disease and furthermore probably never had had this disorder.Report of a Case.—When we first studied this patient in 1976, she was already severely disabled by a painful right hip and walked with crutches. Results of physical examination showed obesity (height, 1.57 m; weight, 84.15 kg), facial rounding, plethora,
SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370320112030
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370320112030
ER  -