Acromegaly and Cushing's syndrome caused by a neuroendocrine tumor arising within a sacrococcygeal teratoma | Zendy

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Acromegaly and Cushing's syndrome caused by a neuroendocrine tumor arising within a sacrococcygeal teratoma

Author(s) -

Babiker Tarig,

Kyrodimou Efstathia,

Berney Daniel M.,

Gurnell Mark,

Drake William M.,

Brooke Antonia

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2050-0904

DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1148

Subject(s) - medicine , acromegaly , sacrococcygeal teratoma , neuroendocrine tumors , endocrinology , growth hormone , hormone , pregnancy , fetus , biology , genetics

Key Clinical Message A 60‐year‐old man with a pre‐existing stable sacrococcygeal teratoma developed acromegaly, ectopic Cushing's syndrome, and 5 HIAA secretion. To our knowledge, this represents the first reported case of ACTH and serotonin secretion, and likely GHRH or GH cosecretion, from a sacrococcygeal teratoma in an adult.

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