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Case Reports
. 1981 Oct 15;48(8):1873-6.
doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19811015)48:8<1873::aid-cncr2820480826>3.0.co;2-q.

Cushing's syndrome secondary to a neuroendocrine tumor: relapse after bilateral adrenalectomy

C S Kitchens, R W Alexander
Case Reports

Cushing's syndrome secondary to a neuroendocrine tumor: relapse after bilateral adrenalectomy

C S Kitchens et al. Cancer. .

Abstract

Bilateral adrenalectomy results in the removal of the site of glucocorticosteroid production thereby eliminating the signs and symptoms of Cushing's syndrome. A case is reported of a middle-aged man with Cushing's syndrome due to an ACTH-producing tumor. The patient initially responded to adrenalectomy but had a fatal relapse. Autopsy showed that the right adrenal bed containing remnants of adrenal tissue. An islet cell carcinoma of the pancreas was thought to be the primary tumor.

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