[Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor with Cushing's Syndrome in a Patient who Underwent Pulmonary Resection by Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery;Report of a Case]

Kyobu Geka. 2015 Jul;68(7):543-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Pulmonary carcinoid tumor with Cushing's syndrome is comparatively rare disease. It is difficult to make an early diagnosis due to small size lesion in its early stage. We report a case of pulmonary carcinoid tumor with Cushing's syndrome successfully localised by positron emission tomography/computed tomography and was resected in the early stage. The levels of serum cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone( ACTH) decreased immediately after surgery, and the symptoms of Cushing's syndrome were relieved.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / blood
  • Aged
  • Carcinoid Tumor / etiology
  • Carcinoid Tumor / surgery*
  • Cushing Syndrome / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / blood
  • Lung Neoplasms / etiology
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
  • Hydrocortisone