A rare initial presentation of a thymic neuroendocrine tumor as Cushing's syndrome |
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| Authors: | Ahmad S. Matarneh,Abdelrahman O. Hamad,Mohammad K. Hamad,Elhadi B. Elouzi,Nabil S. Mahmood,Khaled Al‐ Sawalmeh,Issam Al‐ Bozom,Mousa S. Hussein,Mohamed A. Yassin |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha Qatar ; 2. Department of Endocrinology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha Qatar ; 3. Department of Radiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha Qatar ; 4. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha Qatar ; 5. Department of Pulmonology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha Qatar ; 6. Department of Medical Oncology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha Qatar |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | Cushing''s syndrome hypercortisolism Neuroendocrine neoplasm pituitary incidentaloma thymic malignancies |
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