An ACTH-secreting tumour hidden in a congenitally hypoplastic left lung

Xueyu Chen; Yajie Zhang; Jules Lin; Hecheng Li

doi:10.1093/icvts/ivac130

An ACTH-secreting tumour hidden in a congenitally hypoplastic left lung

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2022 Aug 3;35(3):ivac130. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivac130.

Authors

Xueyu Chen¹, Yajie Zhang¹, Jules Lin², Hecheng Li¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
² Section of Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Abstract

Ectopic adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) syndrome has historically been a therapeutic challenge because of the difficulty localizing occult ACTH-secreting tumours. Here, we report a case of a 67-year-old woman with ectopic ACTH syndrome and had an ACTH-secreting tumour hidden within a congenitally hypoplastic left lung. A satisfactory therapeutic outcome was obtained after left pneumonectomy was performed on patient in this case.

Keywords: Congenital pulmonary hypoplasia; Ectopic ACTH syndrome; Pneumonectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic*
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone*
Aged
Female
Humans
Lung
Pneumonectomy

Substances

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone