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ArticleCureus2023

Adrenocorticotropin-Dependent Ectopic Cushing's Syndrome: A Case Report.

André Rebelo Matos, André Martins, Maria J Barbosa, Inês Quinteiro, Diogo Faustino, Rita Gameiro, Luísa Azevedo

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

André Rebelo MatosInternal Medicine Department, Hospital São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Entidades Públicas Empresariais (EPE), Lisbon, PRT.
André MartinsInternal Medicine Department, Hospital São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Entidades Públicas Empresariais (EPE), Lisbon, PRT.
Maria J BarbosaInternal Medicine Department, Hospital São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Entidades Públicas Empresariais (EPE), Lisbon, PRT.
Inês QuinteiroCritical Care Medicine Department, Hospital São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Entidades Públicas Empresariais (EPE), Lisbon, PRT.
Diogo FaustinoInternal Medicine Department, Hospital São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Entidades Públicas Empresariais (EPE), Lisbon, PRT.
Rita GameiroInternal Medicine Department, Hospital São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Entidades Públicas Empresariais (EPE), Lisbon, PRT.
Luísa AzevedoInternal Medicine Department, Hospital São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Entidades Públicas Empresariais (EPE), Lisbon, PRT.
Hospital de São José · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Paraneoplastic syndromes are rare and diverse conditions caused by either an abnormal chemical signaling molecule produced by tumor cells or a body's immune response against the tumor itself. These syndromes can manifest in a variable, multisystemic and often nonspecific manner posing a diagnostic challenge. We report the case of an 81-year-old woman who exhibited severe hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, and worsening hyperglycemia. The investigation was consistent with adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-dependent Cushing's syndrome and, eventually, the patient was diagnosed with stage IV primary small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). SCLC is known to be associated with paraneoplastic syndromes, including Cushing's syndrome caused by ectopic adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) secretion. Despite being associated with very poor outcomes, managing these syndromes can be challenging and may hold prognostic significance.

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cushing’s syndromeectopichypokalemiaparaneoplastic syndromessmall-cell lung cancer

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PMID38125241
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