RESUMO
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.
Assuntos
Adrenalectomia/efeitos adversos , Braquiterapia , Síndrome de Cushing/cirurgia , Síndrome de Nelson/terapia , Adulto , Humanos , Radioisótopos do Iodo/uso terapêutico , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Síndrome de Nelson/etiologia , Síndrome de Nelson/prevenção & controleRESUMO
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.
