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Crooke's cell adenoma (CCA), characterized by massive Crooke's hyaline change in corticotroph adenoma, causes a rare subtype of Cushing's disease. In contrast to ordinary corticotroph adenomas, CCAs are generally aggressive and present as invasive macroadenomas, which are refractory to both surgery and radiotherapy and have a high-recurrence rate. Moreover, some patients with CCA present with distant or craniospinal metastases. Currently, there are no effective standard therapies for CCA.
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Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan. coactivator@mac.com
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