Ectopic Cushing’s syndrome due to CRH secreting liver metastasis in a patient with medullary thyroid carcinoma

Alexandra Chrisoulidou, Kalliopi Pazaitou-Panayiotou, Eleni Georgiou, Maria Boudina, George Kontogeorgos, Ioannis Iakovou, Ioannis Efstratiou, Frideriki Patakiouta, Iraklis Vainas

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Ectopic production of CRH by a medullary thyroid carcinoma or its metastases is a rare cause of ectopic Cushing’s syndrome (ECS). We report a 45-year old male with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), who, 24 years following the initial diagnosis …