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ea0050p252 | Neoplasia, Cancer and Late Effects | SFEBES2017

Primary pulmonary typical carcinoid as a source of ectopic Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependant Cushing’s

Esparza Maria , Panach Kamaldeep , Butt Yasmeen , Abramowitz Jessica , Torrealba Jose , Hashim Ibrahim

Ectopic ACTH is rare and represents about 10% of causes of Cushing’s syndrome. Associated tumours are neuroendocrine in origin and include small cell lung cancer, carcinoid tumours, and medullary carcinoma of the thyroid. In this report, we describe a rare case of ectopic ACTH due to a primary pulmonary carcinoid tumour.A 29 years old male was diagnosed with hypertension 18 months prior to presentation. On ex...
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ea0050p252 | Neoplasia, Cancer and Late Effects | SFEBES2017

Primary pulmonary typical carcinoid as a source of ectopic Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependant Cushing’s

Esparza Maria , Panach Kamaldeep , Butt Yasmeen , Abramowitz Jessica , Torrealba Jose , Hashim Ibrahim

Ectopic ACTH is rare and represents about 10% of causes of Cushing’s syndrome. Associated tumours are neuroendocrine in origin and include small cell lung cancer, carcinoid tumours, and medullary carcinoma of the thyroid. In this report, we describe a rare case of ectopic ACTH due to a primary pulmonary carcinoid tumour.A 29 years old male was diagnosed with hypertension 18 months prior to presentation. On ex...
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Endocrine Abstracts
ISSN 1470-3947 (print) | ISSN 1479-6848 (online)
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