Mifepristone Improves Octreotide Efficacy in Resistant Ectopic Cushing's Syndrome

A 30-year-old Caucasian man presented with severe Cushing's syndrome (CS) resulting from ectopic adrenocorticotropin syndrome (EAS) from a metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. The patient remained hypercortisolemic despite treatment with steroidogenesis inhibitors, chemotherapy, and octr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Moraitis, Andreas G., Auchus, Richard J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4773543/