Unusual cause of ectopic secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone: Cushing syndrome attributable to small cell prostate cancer

To report a rare cause of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secretion leading to severe Cushing syndrome. We describe the clinical presentation and management of a case of Cushing syndrome attributable to ectopic ACTH secretion from small cell cancer of the prostate. In a 70-year-old man wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Endocrine practice 2010-03, Vol.16 (2), p.249-254
Hauptverfasser:	Alshaikh, Omalkhaire M, Al-Mahfouz, Abdulraof A, Al-Hindi, Hindi, Mahfouz, Ali Bin, Alzahrani, Ali S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - metabolism Aged Carcinoma, Small Cell - complications Cushing Syndrome - diagnosis Cushing Syndrome - etiology Cushing Syndrome - metabolism Humans Male Prostatic Neoplasms - complications
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