ABSTRACT
The aim of this article is to present and discuss several aspects of the pathogenesis, the clinical, hormonal, and imaging diagnosis, and the treatment of Nelson's syndrome, based on a typical patient's report, in whom several therapeutic approaches were shown to be ineffective.
Subject(s)
Adrenalectomy/adverse effects , Brachytherapy , Cushing Syndrome/surgery , Nelson Syndrome/therapy , Adult , Humans , Iodine Radioisotopes/therapeutic use , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Male , Nelson Syndrome/etiology , Nelson Syndrome/prevention & controlABSTRACT
O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar e discutir alguns aspectos da patogênese, do diagnóstico clínico, hormonal e radiológico e do tratamento da síndrome de Nelson, com base no relato de um paciente típico portador da doença, no qual várias abordagens terapêuticas mostraram-se ineficazes.
The aim of this article is to present and discuss several aspects of the pathogenesis, the clinical, hormonal, and imaging diagnosis, and the treatment of Nelson's syndrome, based on a typical patient's report, in whom several therapeutic approaches were shown to be ineffective.
