CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF PATIENTS WITH ECTOPIC ACTH SYNDROME DUE TO BRONCHIAL CARCINOID TUMORS: A ONE-CENTER EXPERIENCE.

Objective: To describe the diagnostic features and long-term outcome of patients with bronchial carcinoid tumors with ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome (EAS), treated in our department.

Methods: We studied 10 cases with EAS and histologically confirmed bronchial carcinoid tumors, diagnosed from 1992 until 2006. Diagnosis was based upon blood, urine, radiologic, and interventional tests.