Acute-onset ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone syndrome secondary to metastatic endometrioid carcinoma of the ovaries as a fatal complication

J Clin Oncol. 2011 Jun 1;29(16):e462-4. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2010.34.3848. Epub 2011 Mar 21.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / etiology*
  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Carboplatin / administration & dosage
  • Carcinoma, Endometrioid / complications*
  • Carcinoma, Endometrioid / physiopathology*
  • Carcinoma, Endometrioid / secondary
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / complications*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / physiopathology*
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Carboplatin
  • Paclitaxel