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Myth: “All types of Cushing’s are the same”

Myth: “All types of Cushing’s are the same” Fact: In the words of our dear friend and advocate, Robin Ess, “There are many genetic varieties with quite a few discovered in the past couple of years....

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Severe psychosis due to Cushing’s syndrome in a patient with a carcinoid...

Severe psychosis in patients with Cushing’s syndrome is a rare occurrence and can be extremely resistant to medical therapy. We describe a case of a 51-year-old Afro-Caribbean female patient, with...

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ACTH-producing Lung Tumors Hard to Detect, But May Be Cured with Surgery

Ectopic Cushing’s syndrome can be challenging to diagnose, especially when it comes identifying the problem source. But appropriate hormone management protocols, used in combination with advanced...

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Cushing’s and Hairy Nipples

Hairy nipples are a common condition in women. The amount of hair on the nipples varies, but some women find that the hair becomes long, coarse, and dark, which can be distressing. Hairy nipples are...

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Cushing’s Patients at Risk of Life-threatening Pulmonary Fungal Infection

Cushing’s disease patients who exhibit nodules or masses in their lungs should be thoroughly investigated to exclude fungal infection with Cryptococcus neoformans, a study from China suggests. While...

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Patient Develops Cyclic Cushing’s Syndrome Due to Lung Neuroendocrine Tumor

Tumors located outside the pituitary gland that produce the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) may cause, on rare occasions, cyclic Cushing’s syndrome — when cortisol levels show substantial...

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Lung Neuroendocrine Tumors With Cushing Syndrome Not Biologically Aggressive

Neuroendocrine pulmonary tumors in people with Cushing syndrome (CS) are associated with increased nodal metastasis, higher recurrence, and lower disease-free survival compared with quiescent...

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Adrenocorticotropin-Dependent Ectopic Cushing’s Syndrome: A Case Report

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....

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An Ectopic Cushing’s Syndrome with Severe Psychiatric Presentation

an-ectopic-cushingrsquos-syndrome-with-severe-psychiatric-presentation-9744 We report a case of severe EAS in a young Tunisian man resulting from a well differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET) of the...

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Delayed Diagnosis of Ectopic Cushing Syndrome

Abstract Here, we present the case of a 40-year-old man in whom the diagnosis of ectopic adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) syndrome went unrecognized despite evaluation by multiple providers until it was...

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