A twin with Cushing's disease.

Presents a case study of a twin girl diagnosed with Cushing's disease. Signs and symptoms of the condition, including weight gain and growth retardation; Failure of transsphenoidal pituitary tumor resection; Improvement of the patient's condition following a resections of a ACTH-positive pituitary adenoma performed by physicians at the National Institutes of Health; Description of the patient's recovery and the lasting impact of the condition on her height and weight.