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Do you recommend completing a 1 mg dexamethasone suppression test for an asymptomatic incidental pituitary microadenoma?

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Endocrinology · Johns Hopkins Endocrinology and Pituitary Center

yes, if the patient has any feature of hypercortisolism such as DM, HTN, osteoporosis etc.

See: Pituitary incidentaloma: a Pituitary Society international consensus guideline statement - PubMed

"Screening should be performed for clinical suspicion based on features and/or comorbidities suggestive of C...

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