Ectopic ACTH syndrome in a patient with Crohn's disease.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
; 114(11): 690-691, 2022 11.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-35546293
ABSTRACT
We present the case of a 62-year-old man with Crohn's disease who consulted for abdominal pain and lower limbs edema. The patient developed Cushing's syndrome due to ectopic secretion of ACTH. Diagnostic imaging tests showed multiple metastatic liver lesions and asymmetric thickening of the ileum, that was suspected as the primary tumor. This tumor produced destabilizing gastrointestinal bleeding and an urgent surgical resection was performed. The histopathological study of the resection specimen confirmed a grade 3 neuroendocrine tumor.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic
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Crohn Disease
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Neuroendocrine Tumors
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Cushing Syndrome
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
Journal subject:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article