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Case Reports
. 2016 Jul;31(4):794-7.
doi: 10.3904/kjim.2014.320. Epub 2016 Jan 28.

Ectopic ACTH syndrome caused by pulmonary carcinoid tumor mimicking long-standing sclerosing hemangioma

Sung Yong Han  1 , Bo Hyun Kim  1   2 , Hee Ryeong Jang  1 , Won Jin Kim  1   2 , Yun Kyung Jeon  1   2 , Sang Soo Kim  1   2 , In Ju Kim  1   2
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Case Reports

Ectopic ACTH syndrome caused by pulmonary carcinoid tumor mimicking long-standing sclerosing hemangioma

Sung Yong Han et al. Korean J Intern Med. 2016 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: ACTH syndrome, ectopic; Carcinoid tumor; Neuroendocrine tumors.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Chest computed tomography (CT) axial image with contrast enhancement shows a well-defined nodule measuring 2 cm in right middle lobe. There is no calcification and fat component in the nodule (September 2007). (B) In July 2014, chest CT axial image with contrast enhancement display a nodule in right middle lobe. There is no change of nodule size between two CT image. (C) Fused positron emission tomography (PET)/CT image show a nodule with increased 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake (maximum standardized uptake value, 1.7) in right middle lobe (arrow). Histological features of lung mass. H&E stained section of a typical pulmonary carcinoid (D, ×200; E, ×400). (F) Positive immunohistochemical stain for adrenocorticotropic hormone (×400).
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