Case Report

Cushings Syndrome Associated With Functional Black Adenoma of the Adrenal Cortex

Authors: MICHELLE ZANIEWSKI MD, LESLIE R. SHEELER MD

Abstract

SUMMARY A 35-year-old woman who had bone pain in the extremities was found to have Cushings syndrome, for which she had adrenalectomy. Pathologic examination revealed a solitary black adenoma. Bone scan and roentgenograms showed regional osteoporosis of the extremities and avascular necrosis of the hip. Her cushingoid manifestations and bone pain resolved after adrenalectomy and vitamin D therapy.

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