{"id":21309,"date":"2025-11-17T01:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/hastaliklar\/nelson-sendromu\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T01:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:45","slug":"nelson-sendromu","status":"publish","type":"hastaliklar","link":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/hastaliklar\/nelson-sendromu\/","title":{"rendered":"Nelson Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Definition<\/h2>\n<p>Nelson syndrome is the aggressive growth of an ACTH-secreting pituitary tumor that develops in patients who have undergone bilateral adrenalectomy for Cushing&#039;s disease.<\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Extreme darkening of the skin<\/li>\n<li>Headache<\/li>\n<li>Visual field loss<\/li>\n<li>Signs of pituitary insufficiency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reasons<\/h2>\n<p>Loss of feedback mechanism after bilateral adrenalectomy.<\/p>\n<h2>Diagnosis<\/h2>\n<p>High ACTH in the blood, tumor on pituitary MRI.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment<\/h2>\n<p>Pituitary surgery, radiotherapy.<\/p>\n<h2>Which Polyclinic Should You Apply To?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Endocrinology Polyclinic<\/strong> or <strong>Neurosurgery Polyclinic<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What to Do in an Emergency?<\/h2>\n<p>In case of sudden vision loss, emergency services should be consulted immediately.<\/p>\n<p><em>This page is for general information purposes only.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition Nelson syndrome is the aggressive growth of an ACTH-secreting pituitary tumor that develops in patients who have undergone bilateral adrenalectomy due to Cushing&#039;s disease. Symptoms Excessive skin darkening Headache Visual field loss Signs of pituitary insufficiency Causes Loss of feedback mechanism after bilateral adrenalectomy. Diagnosis High ACTH levels in blood, tumor on pituitary MRI. Treatment Pituitary surgery, radiotherapy. Which Clinic to Consult? Endocrinology Clinic or Neurosurgery Clinic [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Nelson Syndrome - Kahramanmara\u015f S\u00fct\u00e7\u00fc \u0130mam University Health Practice and Research Hospital","description":"Definition: Nelson syndrome is the aggressive growth of an ACTH-secreting pituitary tumor that develops in patients who have undergone bilateral adrenalectomy due to Cushing&#039;s disease."},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21309","hastaliklar","type-hastaliklar","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/hastaliklar"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21309\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}