A rare initial presentation of a thymic neuroendocrine tumor as Cushing's syndrome

A rare initial presentation of a thymic neuroendocrine tumor as Cushing's syndrome

<p dir="ltr">While evaluating the cause of Cushing's syndrome, biochemical confirmation should be sought first as imaging studies might misdirect the diagnosis toward the wrong problem. One of the rare secondary causes that should be kept in mind while evaluating Cushing's...

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Main Author: Ahmad S. Matarneh (14777578) (author)
Other Authors: Abdelrahman O. Hamad (14777581) (author), Mohammad K. Hamad (14777584) (author), Elhadi B. Elouzi (14777587) (author), Nabil S. Mahmood (14777590) (author), Khaled Al‐Sawalmeh (14777593) (author), Issam Al‐Bozom (14777317) (author), Mousa S. Hussein (14777596) (author), Mohamed A. Yassin (8361183) (author)
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Clinical sciences
Oncology and carcinogenesis
Cushing‘s syndrome
hypercortisolism
Neuroendocrine neoplasm
pituitary incidentaloma
thymic malignancies
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Summary:<p dir="ltr">While evaluating the cause of Cushing's syndrome, biochemical confirmation should be sought first as imaging studies might misdirect the diagnosis toward the wrong problem. One of the rare secondary causes that should be kept in mind while evaluating Cushing's syndrome is the thymic neuroendocrine tumor.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Clinical Case Reports<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4435" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4435</a></p>

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