Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Silent corticotroph adenomas (SCAs) are uncommon pituitary tumors, immunoreactive for ACTH, but without clinical evidence of hypercortisolism and present with local mass effects and some endocrine dysfunction. Case 43 years old male patient was diagnosed with pituitary tumor which was 5×3 cm in size. In history, 6 months ago he applied to another hospital with syncope and operated transsphenoidally. But these datas are unreachable. He had been suffering from...

A 36-year-old female patient was referred to endocrinology outpatient clinic due to increased TSH levels. Two years ago, she had been diagnosed and treated as Graves’ disease with propylthiouracil. Total thyroidectomy was performed in another center due to ineffective medical treatment and oral levothyroxine sodium (LT4) was started. During the follow-up her TSH levels were normal. Thirteen months after the last normal TSH value, she consulted the endocrinology outpatient...

Objective: To report a rare cause of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secretion leading to Cushing syndrome.Methods: We describe the clinical presentation and management of a case of Cushing syndrome attributable to ectopic ACTH secretion from small cell cancer of the prostate.Results: In a 74-year-old man developed hypocalemia and heart failure. He was found to have severe hypokalemia (serum potassium, 2.37 mEq/l). Hormo...