Hypercortisolism: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
- 1st Edition, Volume 132 - June 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editor: Marta Araujo Castro
- Language: English
Hypercortisolism: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis, Volume 132 presents a comprehensive series of chapters focused on the various aspects of endogenous hypercortisolism as con… Read more
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Description
Description
Additional chapters delve into Differential diagnosis of ACTH dependent Cushing´s syndrome: hormonal and radiological studies, Ectopic Cushing´s syndrome: clinical presentation and diagnosis, Cyclic Cushing´s syndrome, Mild autonomous cortisol secretion: diagnosis, Cushing´s syndrome and pregnancy: clinical presentation and diagnosis, Molecular profile of Cushing´s syndrome, Cardiometabolic comorbidities in overt Cushing´s syndrome, and New tools for the diagnosis of hypercortisolism.
Key features
Key features
- Includes tactics on the proper diagnosis of hypercortisolism, a serious, multisystemic disease that, if left untreated, can lead to severe complications and increased mortality, including cardiovascular events, diabetes, and infections
- Covers the diagnosis of hypercortisolism and how it is complex due to non-specific symptoms, the existence of multiple potential causes, and the variability of test results
- Distinguishes between true hypercortisolism and conditions with similar symptoms, including their differences, especially in cases like subclinical, cyclic or pseudo-Cushing's syndrome
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
Alín Abreu Lomba
2. Biochemical diagnosis of hypercortisolism: when and how?
Anna Aulinas Masó
3. ACTH independent Cushing syndrome: diagnosis and etiology
Andres Ortiz
4. Bilateral macronodular and micronodular hyperplasia: biochemical, radiological and genetic diagnosis
Víctor Navas Moreno Sr., Mónica Marazuela, Carolina Sager La Ganga and María Sara Tapia Sanchiz
5. Differential diagnosis between endogenous Cushing´s syndrome and pseudoCushing
Ahmed Alaa Abdul-Aziz
6. Differential diagnosis of ACTH dependent Cushing´s syndrome: hormonal and radiological studies
Wilfredo Antonio Rivera Martín
7. Ectopic Cushing´s syndrome: clinical presentation and diagnosis
Valentina Morrelli and Antonio Musolino
8. Cyclic Cushing´s syndrome
Elisabeth Nowak
9. Mild autonomous cortisol secretion: diagnosis
Sara Donato
10. Cushing´s syndrome and pregnancy: clinical presentation and diagnosis
Betina Biagetti Sr.
11. Molecular profile of Cushing´s syndrome
Alejandro Ibáñez-Costa and Justo Castaño
12. Cardiometabolic comorbidities in overt Cushing´s syndrome
Laura Gonzalez
13. New tools for the diagnosis of hypercortisolism
Felicia A. Hanzu and Felicia Alexandfra Hanzu
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 132
- Published: June 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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Marta Araujo Castro
Marta Araujo-Castro, MD., PhD., is an endocrinologist of the Endocrinology and Nutrition Department of the Ramón y Cajal University Hospital in Madrid, Spain. She is the coordinator of the Neuroendocrinology & Adrenal Unit of the Endocrinology Department of her hospital. Her main clinical focus and research is on pituitary and adrenal gland disorders. She is the principal investigator and coordinator of the ACRO-SPAIN Registry, the SPAIN-ALDO Registry and the PHEO-PARA-RISK Study of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology & Nutrition (SEEN). Furthermore, in the last years she has received several awards related to adrenal and pituitary disorders (Cushing´s syndrome, acromegaly, adrenal incidentalomas, pheochromocytomas and so on). She is the current coordinator of the adrenal diseases group of the SEEN, a member of the scientific board of the working group of Aldosterone Producing Adenomas (APA) of ENSAT, coordinator of the Pituitary Committee of the Ramón y Cajal University Hospital and the principal investigator of the group of Endocrine-Metabolic, Digestive and Nutrition Surgery of the Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS).
She has more than 150 Medline listed manuscripts, cited >1000 times. More information
Dr. Araujo-Castro is a member of the SEEN, the European Endocrine Society (ESE), Spanish Group of Neuroendocrine Tumors (GETNE), European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors (ENSAT), Endocrine Society, SEEN and other many medical societies.
She actively participates in several national and international congresses with presentations related to adrenal pathology. Moreover, Dra. Araujo-Castro is a professor of the master’s degree in Endocrine Oncology Pathology at TECH University; she holds the title of master’s degree in research Methodology in Health Sciences of the Laboratory of Applied Statistics of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) (Spain) and the Diploma in Statistics in Health Sciences of the UAB.
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