The ectopic ACTH syndrome and superior vena cava obstruction due to a malignant carcinoid tumour of the thymus

Authors
Wright-Pascoe, R Williams, E
Citation
R. Wright-pascoe et E. Williams, The ectopic ACTH syndrome and superior vena cava obstruction due to a malignant carcinoid tumour of the thymus, W I MED J, 48(3), 1999, pp. 155-157
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00433144 → ACNP
Volume
48
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
155 - 157
Database
ISI
SICI code
0043-3144(199909)48:3<155:TEASAS>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
We report the case of a 28-year-old African Caribbean woman with Gushing's syndrome and superior vena cava obstruction secondary to an ACTH-secreting carcinoid tumour of the thymus. The case highlights the problems which may be encountered in performing the 2-day high dose dexamethasone suppression test but clinicians are reminded that this test or any other dynamic test i s absolutely essential for elucidating the cause of ACTH-dependent Gushing' s Syndrome.