Josephs Lydia, Jones Lamont, Marenette Lawrence, McKeever Paul
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.
Skull Base. 2008 Jan;18(1):73-6. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-994291.
A 48-year-old man presented with symptoms consistent with Cushing's syndrome. Subsequent laboratory studies revealed markedly elevated adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) and cortisol levels, as well as a hypoklemic metabolic alkalosis. A pituitary MRI was performed, which revealed a normal pituitary; however, a large mass was seen centered in the ethmoid and paranasal sinuses with a significant amount of extension into surrounding structures. A biopsy was performed and pathology of the specimen was consistent with esthesioneuroblastoma. Immunohistochemical staining further defined the tumor as an ACTH-secreting esthesioneuroblastoma. After total resection of the mass and further treatment with adjuvant radiation therapy, the patient's symtoms completely resolved and the ACTH and cortisol levels were also greatly reduced. This case demonstrates the successful diagnosis and treatment of a rare neoplasm. Ectopic ACTH syndrome due to esthesioneuroblastoma is extremely uncommon with only five other cases being discussed in the literature.
一名48岁男性出现了与库欣综合征相符的症状。随后的实验室检查显示促肾上腺皮质激素(ACTH)和皮质醇水平显著升高,同时伴有低钾性代谢性碱中毒。进行了垂体磁共振成像(MRI)检查,结果显示垂体正常;然而,在筛窦和鼻窦中心发现了一个大肿块,并大量延伸至周围结构。进行了活检,标本的病理结果与嗅神经母细胞瘤一致。免疫组织化学染色进一步将肿瘤确定为分泌ACTH的嗅神经母细胞瘤。在对肿块进行全切除并辅助放射治疗后,患者的症状完全缓解,ACTH和皮质醇水平也大幅降低。该病例展示了对一种罕见肿瘤的成功诊断和治疗。由嗅神经母细胞瘤引起的异位ACTH综合征极为罕见,文献中仅讨论过另外五例。
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