Endocrine Abstracts

Ectopic Cushing's syndrome is rare, accounting for 5–10% of all cases of Cushing's. The majority are casued by small cell lung cancer and neuroendocrine tumours.We report a case of a 59 year old male who presented with osmotic symptoms after newly diagnosed diabetes, hypokalaemia and metabolic alkalosis with clinical features suggestive of Cushing's. Initial random cortisol was >2000 nmol/l and 24 hour urin...

Ectopic Cushing's syndrome is rare, accounting for 5–10% of all cases of Cushing's. The majority are casued by small cell lung cancer and neuroendocrine tumours.We report a case of a 59 year old male who presented with osmotic symptoms after newly diagnosed diabetes, hypokalaemia and metabolic alkalosis with clinical features suggestive of Cushing's. Initial random cortisol was >2000 nmol/l and 24 hour urin...