Corticotroph pituitary carcinoma with skeletal metastases masquerading as ectopic ACTH syndrome: a long and winding road to diagnosis

Pituitary carcinoma is a rare type of malignancy and only accounts for 0.1–0.2% of all pituitary tumours. Most pituitary carcinomas are hormonally active and they are mostly represented by corticotroph and lactotroph carcinomas. Corticotroph carcinoma can present as symptomatic Cushing’s disease or...

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Main Authors: Eugénie Van Mieghem, Valent Intan-Goey, Wendi Buffet, Martin Lammens, Pieter Van Loo, Pascale Abrams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2022-03-01
Series:Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports
Online Access:https://edm.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/edm/2022/1/EDM21-0168.xml