Ectopic Cushing’s Syndrome as the Initial Presentation of Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor Managed by Etomidate: A Case Report
| Autor: | Masoud Mohebbi, Shohreh Vojouhi, Seyed Alireza Javadinia, Faeze Keihanian, Mohammad Ali Yaghoubi, Ali Motamedzadeh Torghabeh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Acta Medica Iranica, Vol 57, Iss 7 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0044-6025 1735-9694 |
| DOI: | 10.18502/acta.v57i7.2336 |
| 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. |
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