title: Ectopic Cushing syndrome secondary to metastatic medullary thyroid cancer in a child with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2B: clues to early diagnosis of the paraneoplastic syndromes.
abstract: We describe a 13-year-old male with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2B with medullary thyroid carcinoma who was diagnosed with ectopic adrenocorticotropin-dependent Cushing syndrome. This report highlights the importance of monitoring for paraneoplastic syndrome in MEN and clues to the diagnosis of this complication provided by growth patterns.
authors.forename: Kanakadurga
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Heiniger
authors.forename: Inas
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Francis P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Worden
authors.forename: Ram K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018814:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome