Patients with adrenal adenomas and autonomous cortisol secretion. Impact of hypercortisolism on skeletal and adipose tissue mass, measured in abdominal computed tomography

• Main Author: Δεληβάνη, Δανάη
• Other Authors: Κυριαζοπούλου, Βενετσάνα
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Hypercortisolemia; Adrenal adenomas; Adipose tissue; Muscle mass; Υπερκορτιζολαιμία; Αδένωμα επινεφριδίων; Λιπώδης ιστός; Μυικός ιστός

Context: Abdominal visceral adiposity and central sarcopenia are markers of increased cardiovascular risk and mortality. Objective: To assess whether central sarcopenia and adiposity can serve as a marker of disease severity in patients with adrenal adenomas and glucocorticoid secretory autonomy. D...