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Acromegaly: a Rare Manifestation of Bronchial Carcinoid

Department of Endocrinology 1 Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2 Department of Histopathology Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh, Punjab, India
For reprint information contact: Rana S Singh, MCh Tel: 91 172 74 7585 Fax: 91 172 74 4401 email: medinst{at}pgi.chd.nic.in Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab 160012, India.

Bronchial carcinoids usually present with pulmonary symptoms. Neurohumoral manifestations in the form of acromegaly and Cushing’s syndrome are rarely encountered. We report a case of bronchial carcinoid with features of acromegaly due to ectopic production of growth hormone-releasing hormone. Surgical resection of the lung lesion resulted in regression of acromegalic features, normalization of growth hormone secretory dynamics, and remarkable diminution of pituitary size seen on magnetic resonance imaging.

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