Steroid Profiling in the Differential Diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome and Diagnosis of MACS

Abstract

Cushing's Syndrome (CS) is the consequence of the exposure of tissues to extremely high levels of glucocorticoids. Early diagnosis and treatment are the mainstay of optimizing patient outcomes and improving their quality of life. In the recent years steroid profiling by LC-MS sheds more light on the diagnosis of CS.

Keywords

• cushing's syndrome
• adrenal incidentalomas
• steroid profiling
• mild autonomous cortisol secretion