ea0022p228 | Clinical case reports and clinical practice | ECE2010
Rodrigues Pedro
, Castedo Jose Luis
, Cernadas Eduardo
, Carvalho Davide
, Medina Jose Luis
Introduction: Ectopic Cushings syndrome is a rare disease, with a reported incidence of 0.1/million per year. This disorder accounts for approximately 1217% of patients with ACTH-dependent Cushings syndrome. Small cell lung carcinoma is responsible for about 20% of cases, although ectopic ACTH hypersecretion occurs in only 0.52% of these tumours. Hypercortisolaemia is usually severe and of rapid onset. Optimal treatment is surgical excision of the tumou...