title: Cushing syndrome as the presenting feature of metastatic Leydig cell tumor of the testis.
abstract: We report a patient with a history of orchiectomy for Leydig cell tumor of the testis who developed Cushing syndrome. This syndrome was due to ectopic production of cortisol and was the primary feature of tumor recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Papadimitris
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alevizaki
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pantazopoulos
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nakopoulou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Athanassiades
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dimopoulos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D007984:Leydig Cell Tumor / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone