title: Acromegaly: a rare manifestation of bronchial carcinoid.
abstract: Bronchial carcinoids usually present with pulmonary symptoms. Neurohumoral manifestations in the form of acromegaly and Cushing's syndrome are rarely encountered. We report a case of bronchial carcinoid with features of acromegaly due to ectopic production of growth hormone-releasing hormone. Surgical resection of the lung lesion resulted in regression of acromegalic features, normalization of growth hormone secretory dynamics, and remarkable diminution of pituitary size seen on magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhansali
authors.forename: S Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.forename: Sujit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: Rajgopal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muralidharan
authors.forename: Radharaman J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Dash
authors.forename: Ashru K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography