The Hypoplastic Inferior Petrosal Sinus: A Potential Source of False-Negative Results in Petrosal Sampling for Cushing’s Disease

L. Doppman, John; Chang, Richard; H. Oldfield, Edward; P. Chrousos, George; A. Stratakis, Constantine; K. Nieman, Lynnette

doi:10.1210/jcem.84.2.5475

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The Hypoplastic Inferior Petrosal Sinus: A Potential Source of False-Negative Results in Petrosal Sampling for Cushing’s Disease

Published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism • Feb 1, 1999

Authors:

John L. Doppman

Richard Chang

Edward H. Oldfield

Abstract

Our purpose was to describe the hypoplastic or plexiform inferior petrosal sinus as a potential cause of false-negative sampling results in patients with Cushing's disease. Five hundred and one patients with surgically proven Cushing's disease and negative or equivocal magnetic resonance imaging sca...

Subject

Inferior petrosal sinus

Medicine

Magnetic resonance imaging

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