Ectopic Cushing’s Syndrome as the Initial Presentation of Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor Managed by Etomidate: A Case Report

  • Masoud Mohebbi
  • Shohreh Vojouhi
  • Seyed Alireza Javadinia
  • Faeze Keihanian
  • Mohammad Ali Yaghoubi
  • Ali Motamedzadeh Torghabeh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/acta.v57i7.2336
Keywords: Ectopic cushing; Carcinoid tumor; Etomidate

Abstract

Ectopic increase of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) or ectopic Cushing syndrome is a rare initial presentation of small cell carcinoma and carcinoid tumor of the lung. Here, we reported a 36-year-old male with atypical symptoms of Cushing syndrome managed by Etomidate that had a central pulmonary nodule, and pathologic evaluation of pulmonary lobectomy revealed the diagnosis of well-differentiated, low-grade typical carcinoids of lung.

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Acta MedIran 2019;57(7):464-467.

Published
2020-02-03
Issue
Volume (57) issue (7)
Section
Articles