SUMMARY We report a rare case of Cushing's syndrome in a 37-year-old female who initially presented with localized acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland. In January 2014, she underwent a right parotidectomy with facial nerve preservation and adjuvant radiotherapy. In August 2018, she presented a his...
SUMMARY Cushing's syndrome (CS) is an uncommon condition that leads to high morbidity and mortality. The majority of endogenous CS is caused by excessive ACTH secretion, mainly due to a pituitary tumor - the so-called Cushing's disease (CD) - followed by ectopic ACTH syndrome (EAS), an extra-pituitary tu...
Hombre de 54 años con antecedentes de enfermedad de Cushing 32 años antes de la consulta. Ingresó por edemas asociados a astenia y adinamia. En el laboratorio se constató hipopotasemia y alcalosis metabólica. Se realizó diagnóstico humoral de síndrome de Cushing secundario a secreción ectópica ...
