Endocrine Abstracts

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 10–20% 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...