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Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes ; 6(4): 143-146, oct.2013. ilus, tab
Artigo em Espanhol | LILACS | ID: lil-780401

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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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Humanos , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Carcinoma de Células Pequenas , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Síndrome de ACTH Ectópico/etiologia , Síndrome de Cushing/etiologia
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