ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN-SECRETING CARCINOID-TUMOR IDENTIFIED AND TREATED 12 YEARS AFTER PRESENTATION WITH CUSHINGS-SYNDROME

A case of Gushing's syndrome due to an adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) secr eting bronchial carcinoid tumour is described. Endocrine assessment su ggested ectopic ACTH syndrome, but imaging revealed no tumour. Bilater al adrenalectomy was performed, and computed tomographic scans of ches t and abdomen were performed annually. A small nodule became apparent in the right lung 12 years after the presentation, which postoperative ly was confirmed as the bronchial carcinoid tumour responsible for the ectopic ACTH syndrome.