title: [Cushing syndrome--a leading symptom in bronchial carcinoid].
abstract: Bilateral adrenalectomy was performed in a 27-year-old male because of Cushing's syndrome. After 7 years a peripheral bronchial carcinoid was diagnosed; ACTH values went back to normal only after removal of the carcinoid. In the literature, there are 31 case reports on bronchial carcinoids associated with Cushing's syndrome. The Cushing's syndrome precedes the diagnosis of a tumor for months to years in at least half of the cases. Most of these patients first underwent adrenalectomy and/or hypophysectomy for their primarily endocrine symptoms and signs.
authors.affiliation: Pathologisches Institut, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Seitz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weinheimer
mesh_terms: D000182:ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase
vernacular_title: Cushing-Syndrom--ein Leitsymptom bei Bronchuskarzinoid.