Publications by authors named "Wojewoda Perrine"

A multidisciplinary team is composed of various healthcare professionals that ensure a multifaceted approach on a group of patients. Standards for diabetes medical care note the importance of multidisciplinary diabetes care teams. We applied our model of multidisciplinary approach by structuring it in a determined five days hospitalization.

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Introduction: Cancer therapy has greatly progressed in the past few years, due to development of immune checkpoint proteins. These immunotherapies, when applied to eligible patients, have significantly reduced mortality but are prone to induce immune side-effects, including pituitary disorder and low adreno-corticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol levels. We aimed to assess the prevalence and etiology of corticotropic insufficiency through a systematic screening of cortisol and ACTH levels in patients with lung cancer treated with nivolumab perfusion.

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Summary: Multiple endocrine metastases are a rare but possible complication of lung adenocarcinoma (LAC). Pituitary metastasis is a rare condition with poor clinical expression. Diabetes insipidus (DI) is its most common presenting symptom.

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