Pituitary Story: Olympic Surfer Battles Pituitary Tumor
An article in the Sydney Morning Herald tells the story of Costa Rican pro-surfer Brisa Hennessy’s battle with a pituitary tumor. Read more:
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Pituitary Journey: How One Patient Documented Cushing’s Symptoms
Patient Jessica Bracy details her route to diagnosis in a column for Cushing’s Disease News. Read more:
European Congress of Endocrinology 2023 Conference
Dr. Maria Fleseriu, a longtime member of the PNA, gives a video overview of the findings presented at this year’s E.C.E. Conference in Istanbul, Turkey. Check it out here:
Tumor Removal Partially Reverses Brain Damage
An article in Cushing’s Disease News explains the case of a 72-year-old woman suffered brain damage and hallucinations due to a catastrophic-ACTH-secreting pheochromocytoma, a rare type of tumor that causes Cushing’s syndrome. Surgeons were able to remove the tumor and lessen her symptoms considerably. Read more:
Man Mistakes Pituitary Tumor for Long COVID
A story in the New York Post recounts the pituitary journey of a man in the U.K. who thought he had long COVID, but discovered he in fact had a pituitary tumor causing hypothyroidism. Read more here: