Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Inappropriate Secretion; ACTH Hypersecretion, Pituitary; Disease, Cushing; Hypersecretion, Pituitary ACTH
A disease of the PITUITARY GLAND characterized by the excess amount of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE secreted. This leads to hypersecretion of cortisol (HYDROCORTISONE) by the ADRENAL GLANDS resulting in CUSHING SYNDROME.