Ectopic ACTH syndrome due to bronchial carcinoid tumour--a case report.
A patient is reported who had Cushing's syndrome and carcinoid tumour of the bronchus. The case illustrates the difficulty in preoperative localization of the ectopic ACTH source and the surgical management of such patients.
Agarwal
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A
Department of Surgical Endocrinology, Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow, India.
Mehrotra
R
R
Mishra
S K
SK
Mithal
A
A
Jain
M
M
Gupta
R K
RK
D000182:ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans