Ectopic Cushing’s Syndrome as the Initial Presentation of Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor Managed by Etomidate: A Case Report
| Autor: | Ali Motamedzadeh Torghabeh, Faeze Keihanian, Seyed Alireza Javadinia, Shohreh Vojouhi, Masoud Mohebbi, Mohammad Ali Yaghoubi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor
medicine.medical_specialty endocrine system lcsh:R5-920 S syndrome Lung business.industry Carcinoid tumor General Medicine Adrenocorticotropic hormone medicine.disease Small-cell carcinoma Cushing syndrome medicine.anatomical_structure Etomidate medicine Radiology Presentation (obstetrics) business lcsh:Medicine (General) Ectopic cushing medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Acta Medica Iranica, Vol 57, Iss 7 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1735-9694 0044-6025 |
| Popis: | Ectopic increase of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) or ectopic Cushing syndrome is a rare initial presentation of small cell carcinoma and carcinoid tumor of the lung. Here, we reported a 36-year-old male with atypical symptoms of Cushing syndrome managed by Etomidate that had a central pulmonary nodule, and pathologic evaluation of pulmonary lobectomy revealed the diagnosis of well-differentiated, low-grade typical carcinoids of lung. © 2019Tehran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved. Acta MedIran 2019;57(7):464-467. |
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