Yeo C T, Ng H S, Ong Y Y, Lim F
Department of Medicine, Singapore General Hospital.
Singapore Med J. 1990 Jun;31(3):283-5.
We report a case of ectopic ACTH syndrome in a 50-year old woman with small cell carcinoma of the lung. Ectopic ACTH syndrome from small cell carcinoma often presents with hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis and muscle wasting. This patient presented with Cushingnoid features which is unusual in such cases.
我们报告一例50岁患有肺小细胞癌的女性异位促肾上腺皮质激素(ACTH)综合征病例。肺小细胞癌引起的异位ACTH综合征常表现为低钾血症、代谢性碱中毒和肌肉萎缩。该患者表现出库欣样特征,这在这类病例中并不常见。