Hoong-Wei Gan (@hwganendodoc.bsky.social)

The GOSH experience of patients with Cushing disease over 17 years - a really rare tumour in children illustrating the need for centres of expertise. A privilege to be part of this publication link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Cushing’s disease in children: a single-centre experience - Child's Nervous System Purpose To review our institutional experience of paediatric Cushing's disease (CD) over the last 15 years to determine outcomes and complications. Methods We reviewed clinical details, neuroradiology and outcomes of all children who underwent surgery for CD in our institution between 2006 and 2023. Results 25 children (14F) age 5–16 years (mean 11.8) underwent surgery for CD. 18 were pre-pubertal at diagnosis. Duration of symptoms to diagnosis was 2 months – 9 years (2.1 years). 70% percent had growth failure. Mean morning, sleeping midnight and 24-h urinary cortisol concentrations were 593, 476 and 652 nmol/L respectively. Inferior petrosal sinus sampling confirmed central ACTH secretion in all cases. MRI revealed an adenoma in 18 children (2.6 – 7 mm diameter). Microscopic and endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) was performed in 14 and 11 respectively. Biochemical remission was achieved in 19 patients (76%) after TSS. There was no difference between the two operative approaches. Six failures were treated with revisional surgery (3), radiotherapy (2) or metyrapone / ketoconazole (1). Six children had transient diabetes insipidus post-operatively. CSF rhinorrhoea occurred in three cases and was managed successfully by a lumbar drain. Conclusion CD in children is almost always diagnosed late despite established signs and symptoms, including weight gain and growth failure. TSS is as effective as in adults. A multidisciplinary team is crucial to the safe and effective management of these children. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00381-025-06952-9