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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1688-1690. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.029
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Bronchopulmonary Carcinoid Tumor Associated with Cushing Syndrome

Rony Atoui, MD, MSa, Saeeda Almarzooqi, MDb, Waleed Saleh, MDa, Sorana Marcovitz, MDc, David Mulder, MD, MSa,*

a Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
b Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
c Division of Endocrinology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Accepted for publication April 14, 2008.

* Address correspondence to Dr Mulder, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, McGill University Health Center, 1650 Cedar Ave, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A4, Canada (Email: david.mulder{at}muhc.mcgill.ca).

Cushing syndrome due to adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion by a bronchial carcinoid tumor is rare. The present study reports a case of a bronchopulmonary carcinoid presenting with Cushing syndrome in a 24-year old man who was successfully treated with a right middle lobectomy. The pertinent literature is reviewed, and the pathology and clinical presentation are discussed.






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