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METASTATIC MEDULLARY CARCINOMA OF THE THYROID COMPLICATED BY CUSHING'S SYNDROME
Author(s) -
McElduff A.,
CliftonBligh P.,
Posen S.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1979.tb128985.x
Subject(s) - medicine , metyrapone , medullary cavity , thyroid carcinoma , cushing syndrome , thyroid , carcinoma , oncology , gastroenterology
A patient with metastatic medullary carcinoma of the thyroid, Cushing's syndrome, and severe diarrhoea is presented. The manifestations of Cushing's syndrome were controlled with a combination of aminogluthethimide and metyrapone. The cause of the diarrhoea has not been found, and it remains resistant to treatment.