Cushing syndrome

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Cushing syndrome, also hypercortisolism, is when there is too much glucocorticoids.

Microscopic

Features - pituitary gland:

  • Crooke-hyaline change:[1]
    • ACTH producing cell: basophilic granular cytoplasm becomes pale and homogenous.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell, Richard; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Abbas, Abul K.; Aster, Jon (2011). Pocket Companion to Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (8th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. pp. 581. ISBN 978-1416054542.
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