title: Cushing's like syndrome in typical bronchial carcinoid a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Cushing's syndrome occurred in 1-5% of cases of bronchial carcinoids. In this paper we describe a case of typical bronchial carcinoid in a nonsmoker young male with clinical manifestations mimicking a Cushing's syndrome. The patient performed chest radiograph and computed tomography. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed the presence of an endobronchial mass occluding the bronchus intermedius. A rigid bronchoscopy was necessary for the conclusive diagnosis and for partial resection of the intraluminal tumor. Despite of the presence of Cushingoid features, the normal blood levels of ACTH and cortisol excluded the coexistence of a Cushing's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Disease, Ospedali Riuniti Area Nolana, Italy. Electronic address: ilaria_pedicelli@libero.it.
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pedicelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Second University of Naples, Italy. Electronic address: pleplo@libero.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Patriciello
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Disease, Ospedali Riuniti Area Nolana, Italy. Electronic address: giovanniscala@tin.it.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scala
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Disease, Ospedali Riuniti Area Nolana, Italy. Electronic address: nappoerminia@alice.it.
authors.forename: Antonietta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sorrentino
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Disease, Ospedali Riuniti Area Nolana, Italy. Electronic address: gg62@live.it.
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gravino
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Disease, Ospedali Riuniti Area Nolana, Italy. Electronic address: or.areanolana.pneumologia@aslnapoli3sud.it.
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patriciello
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Italy. Electronic address: pzeppa@unisa.it.
authors.forename: Pio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zeppa
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Italy. Electronic address: vdicrescenzo@unisa.it.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Di Crescenzo
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Italy. Electronic address: avatrella@unisa.it.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vatrella
keywords: Bronchial carcinoid; Bronchoscopy; Cushing’s syndrome