Abstract
Objective: The European Registry on Cushing's syndrome (ERCUSYN) is designed to collect prospective and follow-up data at EU level on Cushing's syndrome (CS). Design and methods: Baseline data on 481 CS patients (390 females, 91 males; mean age (±S.D.): 44 ±14 years) collected from 36 centres in 23 countries, including new patients from 2008 and retrospective cases since 2000. Patients were divided into four major aetiologic groups: pituitarydependent CS (PIT-CS) (66%), adrenal-dependent CS (ADR-CS) (27%), CS from an ectopic source (ECT-CS) (5%) and CS from other aetiologies (2%). Results: Proportion of men in the ECT-CS group was higher than in the other groups (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 383-392 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | European Journal of Endocrinology |
Volume | 165 |
Issue number | 3 |
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Publication status | Published - Sept 2011 |