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Cushing’s Syndrome in Adenocarcinoma of Lung Responding to Osilodrostat

Cushing’s syndrome (CS), secondary to paraneoplastic syndrome, is more commonly seen in small cell lung cancer but never before reported in epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated adenocarcinoma of the lung. Here, we present a case of a patient whose symptoms of hypokalemia, hypertension, and progr...

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Autores principales: Heleno, Caio Teixeira, Hong, Seung Pyo D., Cho, Hyung-Gyo, Kim, Min Jeong, Park, Yeonggyeong, Chae, Young Kwang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9978924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36876215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000527824
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Sumario:Cushing’s syndrome (CS), secondary to paraneoplastic syndrome, is more commonly seen in small cell lung cancer but never before reported in epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated adenocarcinoma of the lung. Here, we present a case of a patient whose symptoms of hypokalemia, hypertension, and progressive abnormal glucose levels led to further workup that revealed adrenocorticotropic hormone-dependent hypercortisolism. Her cortisol levels dropped after 1 month of osilodrostat treatment, while lung cancer was treated with osimertinib. The use of osilodrostat in paraneoplastic CS has been previously reported in only 3 patients.