Cushing syndrome: a rare presentation of bronchial carcinoid tumor. (September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kohli, Pavneet; Penumadu, Prasanth; Rao, K Chandrashekhar; Prasad, Sreevathsa KS; Kamalanathan, Sadishkumar
• Is Part Of: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals. Volume 27:Number 7(2019)
• Page Start: 603
• Page End: 605
• Publication Date: 2019-09
• Subjects: ACTH syndrome -- ectopic -- bronchial neoplasms -- cushing syndrome -- carcinoma -- adenoid cystic -- paraneoplastic syndromes; Heart -- Diseases -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412
• DOI: 10.1177/0218492319856820
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0218-4923

Abstract

Cushing syndrome is a very rare clinical feature of typical pulmonary carcinoid, caused by hypercorticism, and despite advances in imaging techniques, it poses a difficult diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We report the case of a patient presenting with Cushing syndrome associated with ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion from a bronchial carcinoid, whose management presented diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.