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[Ectopic acromegaly due to a bronchial carcinoid]
J Rojo Álvaro1, J J Pineda Arribas, E Anda Apiñániz
1Servicio de Endocrinología, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, 31008, Spain. jorgerojo23@hotmail.com.
Abstract:
Tumours that cause ectopic acromegaly can do so through the secretion of GH or GHRH. One hundred cases of ectopic acromegaly due to secretion of GHRH have been described. Given the rarity of this pathology, we present a clinical case with the aim of contributing our diagnostic-therapeutic experience and the subsequent follow-up. We present the case of a patient with acromegaloid physical features that had evolved over several years. Concomitantly, he also presented other accompanying symptoms that were suggestive of a possible bronchial origin. Facing the clinical suspicion of acromegaly, we opted to confirm it biochemically and subsequently through image study. A hypophysary origin was ruled out, so we carried out screening for a bronchial neuroendocrine and/or gastrointestinal tumor as they are the most frequent localizations. The treatment of choice was surgical resection.
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