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endocrine glands, hypercortisolism, cushing's syndrome, increased production of cortisol, excessive use of cortisol, steroid hormones, cushing's syndrome, condition that results, excess of cortisol, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands, most common cause of cushing's syndrome is cushing's disease, excessive production of adrenocorticotropic hormone, acth, by the pituitary gland, acth stimulates the adrenal glands to produce cortisol, cushing's syndrome, a tumor, the pituitary gland, a tumor, the adrenal gland, a tumor somewhere other than the pituitary, adrenal glands, ectopic cushing's syndrome, by long-term use of corticosteroids, drugs commonly, treat conditions rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, risk factors, adrenal tumor, pituitary tumor, long-term therapy, corticosteroids, female, cushing's disease, pituitary cushing's, cushing's syndrome, exogenous, ectopic cushing's syndrome, cushing's syndrome, adrenal tumor, moon face, round, red, full, buffalo hump, a collection of fat between the shoulders, central obesity, protruding abdomen, thin extremities, weight gain, weakness, backache, headache, acne, superficial skin infections, thin skin, easy bruising, thirst, increased urination, purple striations on the skin, the abdomen, thighs, breasts, mental changes, impotence, cessation of menses, facial hair growth, additional symptoms that associated, weight gain, unintentional, skin spots, red, skin blushing/flushing, muscle atrophy, fatigue, bone pain, tenderness, blood pressure, high, tests to confirm high cortisol level, cortisol, urine, dexamethasone suppression test, serial serum cortisol levels, not show diurnal variations, acth, cranial mri, cranial ct scan, pituitary tumor, abdominal ct, adrenal mass, general findings, glucose test is elevated, potassium test low, white blood cell count elevated, treatment depends upon the cause, the disorder, in cushing's syndrome, drug therapy, corticosteroids, drug must be slowly decreased under medical supervision, in cushing's disease, a pituitary tumor, surgery to remove the tumor, radiation is needed, hydrocortisone, cortisol, replacement therapy is needed after surgery, forever, cushing's syndrome, an adrenal tumor, treated by surgical removal, the tumor, tumor cannot be removed, certain medications, suppress the secretion of cortisol, in cushing's syndrome, a tumor secreting acth, removal, the tumor, best way to treat the cushing's syndrome, cortisol replacement therapy is needed after surgery, cortisol production resumes, life-long therapy, cortisone drugs becomes necessary, tumor removal, lead to full recovery, chance of recurrence, survival, ectopic tumors depends upon the overall outcome associated, the particular tumor type, untreated, cushing's syndrome, lead to death, diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, serious infections, fractures, due to osteoporosis, kidney stones, enlargement of pituitary tumor, symptoms develop that indicate cushing's syndrome, cushing's syndrome prevented, awareness, the associated symptoms so that early detection, made.