Reduced serum levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate in adrenal incidentalomas: a marker of adrenocortical tumour

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Reduced serum levels of dehydroeplandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) have been shown In patients with Cushing's syndrome resulting from adrenocortical adenoma, In contrast with normal DHEAS levels In patients with Cushing's disease. The elm of this study was to verify whether patients with incidentally discovered adrenocortical adenomas also have reduced levels of DHEAS.

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