Endocrine Abstracts

Ectopic production of adrenocorticotropic hormone by carcinoid tumors is relatively uncommon. This report describes a woman who had Cushing syndrome from the ectopic secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone by a carcinoid tumor. Before her hospitalization the patient’s conditions was misdiagnosed as disease of connective tissue and thus the patient was treated inadequately. The untreated hypercortisolism caused bilateral pneumonia and sepsis. There are three instructive e...

Objective: To report a case of Cushing’s syndrome due to ectopic ACTH secretion and to evaluate role of somatostatin analogues for the localization and postoperative treatment of adrenocorticotropin-secreting bronchial carcinoid tumor.Methods: We describe the clinical presentation of our case and discuss its management.Results: A 57-year-old woman presented with symptoms and physical findings strongly suggestive of Cushing syn...