ea0032p245 | Clinical case reports – Pituitary/Adrenal | ECE2013
Onal Eda Demir
, Oguz Oguzhan
, Polat Burcak
, Kandemir Zuhal
, Karaoglanoglu Nurettin
, Ersoy Reyhan
, Cakir Bekir
Ectopic secretion of corticotropin(ACTH) by nonpituitary tumors accounts for 1015% of ACTH dependent Cushings syndrome (CS). Generally it is difficult to localize the ACTH secreting tumor by conventional imaging methods because these tumors are often small in size. Here we present a case of ectopic ACTH syndrome diagnosed with octreotide scan.Case: A 26-year-old male patient presented with moon face, purplish striae, supraclavicular fat pads ...