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

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

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4435

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

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jul 9;9(7):e04435. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4435. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Authors

Ahmad S Matarneh¹, Abdelrahman O Hamad¹, Mohammad K Hamad¹, Elhadi B Elouzi², Nabil S Mahmood³, Khaled Al-Sawalmeh⁴, Issam Al-Bozom⁴, Mousa S Hussein⁵, Mohamed A Yassin⁶

Affiliations

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.

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.

Keywords: Cushing's syndrome; Neuroendocrine neoplasm; hypercortisolism; pituitary incidentaloma; thymic malignancies.

Publication types

Case Reports