Cyclic ectopic Cushing's syndrome and somatostatin analogue treatment.
Diagnosing and managing Cushing's syndrome can be challenging, especially cyclic ectopic ACTH-secreting tumours. A case of cyclic Cushing's syndrome due to a bronchial carcinoid with brain metastasis is presented which responded very well to long-term somatostatin analogue treatment.
Falhammar
Henrik
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D000172:Acromegaly; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C060347:lanreotide; D013004:Somatostatin; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone