Complete resolution of hypercortisolism with sorafenib in a patient with advanced medullary thyroid carcinoma and ectopic ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) syndrome.

Background: The treatment of advanced medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) has evolved significantly over the past decade. The discovery of genetic abnormalities in MTC has led to the development of targeted therapies such as vandetanib and cabozantinib. Other kinase inhibitors (KI), such as sorafenib, have been investigated in this setting and are an alternative therapeutic option.

[Clinical and molecular aspects of the ACTH-independent bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia].

AIMAH is a clinical condition characterized by the presence of adrenal macronodules even in the absence of ACTH. Usually the clinical overt syndrome only becomes apparent after several decades of life; this is probably due to the low steroidogenic enzyme capacity of the hyperplastic tissue. However, in asymptomatic individuals in whom the AIMAH was incidentally discovered, the HHA axis is usually disrupted.