THE EFFECTS OF OCTREOTIDE IN A PATIENT WITH NELSONS SYNDROME

Authors
KELESTIMUR F UTAS C OZBAKIR O SELCUKLU A KANDEMIR O OZCAN N
Citation
F. Kelestimur et al., THE EFFECTS OF OCTREOTIDE IN A PATIENT WITH NELSONS SYNDROME, Postgraduate medical journal, 72(843), 1996, pp. 53-54
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Postgraduate medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00325473
Volume
72
Issue
843
Year of publication
1996
Pages
53 - 54
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5473(1996)72:843<53:TEOOIA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We have administered octreotide, 100 mu g tid, to a 27-year-old man wi th Nelson's syndrome. After seven days of therapy, adrenocorticotropin levels fell to 54% of initial values, and some shrinkage of the tumou r was observed. This study indicates that octreotide therapy may have a role in the treatment of Nelson's syndrome.