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Group A + B were combined as confirmed CD and group C as unconfirmed CD.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Main outcomes<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Group A + B was compared with group C regarding predictive performance of preoperative 24-hour urinary free cortisol (UFC), late night salivary cortisol (LNSC), 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test (DST), plasma ACTH, and pituitary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>All groups had a similar clinical phenotype. Compared with group C, group A + B had higher mean UFC (P\u2005&amp;lt;\u20050.001), LNSC (P\u2005=\u20050.003), DST (P\u2005=\u20050.06), and ACTH (P\u2005=\u20050.03) and larger MRI-defined lesions (P\u2005&amp;lt;\u20050.001). The highest accuracy thresholds were: UFC 72 \u00b5g\/24 hours; LNSC 0.122 \u00b5g\/dL, DST 2.70 \u00b5g\/dL, and ACTH 39.1 pg\/mL. Early (3-month) biochemical remission was achieved in 76\/105 (72%) patients: 76\/90(84%) and 0\/15(0%) of group A + B vs group C, respectively, P\u2005&amp;lt;\u20050.0001. In group A + B, nonremission was strongly associated with adenoma cavernous sinus invasion.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Use of strict biochemical thresholds may help avoid offering transsphenoidal surgery to presumed CD patients with equivocal data and improve surgical remission rates. Patients with Cushingoid phenotype but equivocal biochemical data warrant additional rigorous testing.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1210\/clinem\/dgab659","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,3]],"date-time":"2021-09-03T18:11:19Z","timestamp":1630692679000},"page":"205-218","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Diagnostic Pitfalls in Cushing Disease: Surgical Remission Rates, Test Thresholds, and Lessons Learned in 105 Patients"],"prefix":"10.1210","volume":"107","author":[{"given":"Regin Jay","family":"Mallari","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Pacific Pituitary Disorders Center, Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jai Deep","family":"Thakur","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pacific Pituitary Disorders Center, Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA"},{"name":"University of South Alabama, 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