The venous ACTH levels obtained from the right and left petrosal sinuses and peripheral blood are as follows (00:00 = baseline, other times are in minutes post CRH administration):

  • 00:00 right perosal sinus            14.7
  • 00:02 right perosal sinus             243
  • 00:05 right perosal sinus             139
  • 00:10 right perosal sinus            93.0
  • 00:15 rigth perosal sinus            58.4
  • 00:00 left perosal sinus             8.06
  • 00:02 left perosal sinus             81.7
  • 00:05 left perosal sinus             81.3
  • 00:10 left perosal sinus             11.5
  • 00:15 left perosal sinus             8.50
  • 00:00 peripheral                     1.40
  • 00:02 peripheral                     1.51
  • 00:05 peripheral                     1.43
  • 00:10 peripheral                     2.53
  • 00:15 peripheral                     3.29

These results are consistent with a pituitary microadenoma, most likely in the right side of the gland. 

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