Cushing Syndrome due to Ectopic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Secretion by a Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor in a Patient with Pneumoconiosis

Cushing Syndrome due to Ectopic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Secretion by a Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor in a Patient with Pneumoconiosis

ABSTRACT: Objective: Sites with a high prevalence of pneumoconiosis are especially challenging to physicians. The presence of pneumoconiotic nodules on chest computed tomography (CT) scans makes it difficult to localize the source of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). Because of false-posit...

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Main Authors: Hazim Bukamur, MD, Chelsey White, MD, Rodhan Khthir, MD, Alysia Browne, MD, Fauzi Najar, MD, Mohammed Al-Ourani, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520301437

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