Cyclic ectopic Cushing's syndrome and somatostatin analogue treatment

Falhammar, H.

New Zealand Medical Journal 122(1294): 92-95

2009


ISSN/ISBN: 1175-8716
PMID: 19465952
Document Number: 632732
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.

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