Bronchogenic carcinoid tumor secreting ectopic ACTHNadire Küçük, Murat Suher, Eyüp KoçAnkara Atatürk Education and Research Hospital Internal Medicine Clinic, Ankara
Ectopic ACTH production is one of the etiological causes of Cushing’s syndrome due to increased cortisol production. Bronchial carcinoid tumors can also secrete ACTH and cause
Cushing’s syndrome.
Cushing syndrome diagnosed in patient who admitted our clinic with high blood pressure, swelling and flushing on face and neck, weight gain, weakness. After investigations toward
etiology bronchial carcinoid tumor secreting ectopic ACTH was detected in patient. In this report, Cushing syndrome associated with bronchial carcinoid tumor was discussed accompained with literature. Keywords: Cushing’s syndrome, bronchial carcinoid tumor, ectopic ACTH
Ektopik ACTH salgılayan bronkojenik karsinoid tümörNadire Küçük, Murat Suher, Eyüp KoçAnkara Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi İç Hastalıkları Kliniği, Ankara
Anahtar Kelimeler: Cushing sendromu, bronfliyal karsinoid tümör, ektopik ACTH
Nadire Küçük, Murat Suher, Eyüp Koç. Bronchogenic carcinoid tumor secreting ectopic ACTH. Medeniyet Med J. 2006; 21(1): 59-60
Corresponding Author: Nadire Küçük, Türkiye |
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