[62 year-old patient with rapid progressive edema, low potassium and hypertension].
A 62 year-old patient was admitted to hospital with rapid progressive edema, low potassium and hypertension. This symptoms are caused by Cushing's syndrome through ectopic paraneoplastic ACTH-production. Primary neoplasm is a small cell cancer. A Sertoli-cell-tumor of the testis was diagnosed as an additional carcinoma. Palliative chemotherapy and adrenostatic agents did not improve the clinical findings and the patient died eight weeks after admission.
Hummel
M
M
Medizinische Klinik 3, Krankenhaus München-Schwabing, Munich, Germany. Michael.Hummel@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
Schaaf
L
L
Füchtenbusch
M
M
Standl
E
E
Ziegler
A
A
D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012707:Sertoli Cell Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*