scholarly journals CUSHING SYNDROME DUE TO ECTOPIC ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE SECRETION BY A PULMONARY CARCINOID TUMOR IN A PATIENT WITH PNEUMOCONIOSIS

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. e521-e526
Author(s):  
Hazim Bukamur ◽  
Chelsey White ◽  
Rodhan Khthir ◽  
Alysia Browne ◽  
Fauzi Najar ◽  
...  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 603-605
Author(s):  
Pavneet Kohli ◽  
Prasanth Penumadu ◽  
K Chandrashekhar Rao ◽  
Sreevathsa KS Prasad ◽  
Sadishkumar Kamalanathan

Cushing syndrome is a very rare clinical feature of typical pulmonary carcinoid, caused by hypercorticism, and despite advances in imaging techniques, it poses a difficult diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We report the case of a patient presenting with Cushing syndrome associated with ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion from a bronchial carcinoid, whose management presented diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dathe Z Benissan-Messan ◽  
Robert E Merritt ◽  
Konstantin Shilo ◽  
Desmond M D'Souza ◽  
Peter J Kneuertz

Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone ( ACTH) syndrome is rare and identification of its source is often challenging. We report the case of an ectopic Cushing syndrome in a young adult male secondary to an occult ACTH producing atypical carcinoid tumor. Extensive biochemical and imaging workup was unrevealing. The diagnosis was aided by Ga-DOTA PET scan demonstrating a suspicious left upper lobe lung nodule. The patient underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic exploration with wedge resection and mediastinal lymphadenectomy of a T2aN2M0 atypical carcinoid, resulting in the normalization of ACTH levels and complete resolution of symptoms. The role of a Ga-DOTA PET scan in diagnosing pulmonary carcinoid tumors and their management are discussed.


Cancer ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 117 (19) ◽  
pp. 4381-4389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamim Ejaz ◽  
Rena Vassilopoulou-Sellin ◽  
Naifa L. Busaidy ◽  
Mimi I. Hu ◽  
Steven G. Waguespack ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Patrizia Matarazzo ◽  
Gerdi Tuli ◽  
Daniele Tessaris ◽  
Francesca Verna ◽  
Ivana Rabbone ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Mohebbi ◽  
Shohreh Vojouhi ◽  
Seyed Alireza Javadinia ◽  
Faeze Keihanian ◽  
Mohammad Ali Yaghoubi ◽  
...  

Ectopic increase of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) or ectopic Cushing syndrome is a rare initial presentation of small cell carcinoma and carcinoid tumor of the lung. Here, we reported a 36-year-old male with atypical symptoms of Cushing syndrome managed by Etomidate that had a central pulmonary nodule, and pathologic evaluation of pulmonary lobectomy revealed the diagnosis of well-differentiated, low-grade typical carcinoids of lung. © 2019Tehran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved. Acta MedIran 2019;57(7):464-467.


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