异位促肾上腺皮质激素综合征的放射治疗：附六例报告

Radiotherapy of ectopic ACTH syndrome]

From 1984 to 1990, 6 patients with histologically and hormone assay proved ectopic ACTH syndrome were treated. All these lesions occurred in the chest: 4 thymic carcinoids and the other 2 bronchial carcinoids. The patients all had Cushing's syndrome. Treatment consisted of operation plus radiotherapy. The results showed four completely relieved, one improved and is alive with tumor for 4 years and the other relieved for 2 years and 8 months, then died of local recurrence. The indications, dose and method of radiotherapy are discussed.