Síndrome de Cushing por ACTH ectópica: revisión a propósito de dos casos clínicos / Cushing syndrome caused by ectopic ACTH secretion: report of two cases
Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes
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6(4): 143-146, oct.2013. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
Twelve percent of Cushing syndromes (CS) are caused by ectopic ACTH secretion. We report two cases of the condition. A 57 years old woman with an ectopic CS caused by a bronchial carcinoid tumor. After the tumor excision, the patient had a favorable evolution. A 63 years old woman consulting for cough, dyspnea and weight loss causes by a small cell lung cancer. The patient presented hyperglycemia, hypokalemia and metabolic alcalosis. The laboratory showed a severe hypercortisolism with elevated ACTH levels. The metabolic condition did not subside after the first course of chemotherapy and the patient died due to an infectious complication...
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Assunto principal:
Síndrome de ACTH Ectópico
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Carcinoma de Células Pequenas
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Síndrome de Cushing
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes
Assunto da revista:
Endocrinologia
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Artigo
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Hospital Clínico San Borja Arriarán/CL
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