ea0056p52 | Adrenal cortex (to include Cushing's) | ECE2018
Topaloglu Oya
, Bestepe Nagihan
, Yalcin Bulent
, Kilic Mehmet
, Metin Melike Rusen
, Ucmak Gulin
, Ersoy Reyhan
, Cakir Bekir
Introduction: Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secretion is a less common cause of Cushing syndrome(CS) and is seen in 5 to 10% of patients with endogenous hypercortisolism. The most common types are bronchial carcinoids and small cell lung carcinoma. However, in approximately 1020% of the cases, overt tumor cannot be found. Here, we described two patients with catastrophic hypercorticolism associated with ectopic CS and who were treated with bilateral adrenale...