Ectopic Cushing syndrome caused by a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: A case report.

Shahab Shayesteh, Daniel Fadaei Fouladi, Elliot K Fishman, Satomi Kawamoto

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

A Rare Case of Metastatic Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone - Secreting Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Causing Ectopic Cushing Syndrome in a 46-Year-Old Woman.The American journal of case reports · 2025
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Refractory postoperative Staphylococcus hominis bacteremia in a patient with an ACTH-producing pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm: a case report.Surgical case reports · 2022
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone-secreting pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma with multiple organ infections and widespread thrombosis: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2022
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shahab ShayestehThe Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, JHOC 3140E, 601 North Caroline St, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Daniel Fadaei FouladiThe Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, JHOC 3140E, 601 North Caroline St, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Elliot K FishmanThe Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, JHOC 3140E, 601 North Caroline St, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Satomi KawamotoThe Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, JHOC 3140E, 601 North Caroline St, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cushing syndrome is a disorder that occurs when the body is exposed to a higher than normal level of the hormone cortisol. It is most commonly caused by exogenous glucocorticoids, and less commonly due to endogenous sources. Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome is one of the rare causes of endogenous Cushing syndrome engendered by oversecretion of ACTH from a tumor outside of the pituitary or adrenal glands. We present a case of a 74-year-old male with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus who was suspected of having Cushing syndrome on chest CT due to increasing mediastinal lipomatosis and enlarging bilateral adrenal glands. Cushing syndrome was confirmed based on clinical features and biochemical tests. Further investigation revealed an ACTH-producing functional neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas causing ectopic Cushing syndrome.

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Adrenocorticotropin hormoneCT scanEctopic Cushing syndromeMediastinal lipomatosisPancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

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PMID32547669

DOI10.1016/j.radcr.2020.04.009

PMCPMC7283937

OpenAlexW3031653765

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