Abstract
Cushing’s syndrome or hypercortisolism is in most of the cases ACTH-dependent due to ACTH hypersecretion by a pituitary corticotroph adenoma, however, the ectopic ACTH secretion has been now described in a dog as well. In the remaining cases, hypercortisolism is ACTH-independent and results from hypersecretion of glucocorticoids by an adrenocortical
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