BOALA CUSHING. [Harvey Williams Cushing, nw.rochiru.rg ameri- can, ‘PhiCadeCpfiia, 1869-1939.] Adenomcorticotrop hipofizar, determinand hipersecretie de *ACTH, posibil asociata cucea MSH (‘”horn-ionmelanotrop) si *betalipotropina; secundar poate determina hiperplazia bilaterala a corticosuprarenalelor, ded exces de glucocorticoizi. Frecvent, hiperplazia se transforma In microadenomatoza a zonei fasciculate, In care caz secretia sa devine partial sau total autonoma, independenta de ACTH. V. si sindromGushing.
