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Dual Paraneoplastic Syndrome In Small Lung Cancer, Kamil Sardarli, Austin M. Morris, Jamal Abukhaled
Dual Paraneoplastic Syndrome In Small Lung Cancer, Kamil Sardarli, Austin M. Morris, Jamal Abukhaled
Conference Presentation Abstracts
Introduction: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive neuroendocrine lung cancer associated with paraneoplastic syndromes – syndrome of inappropriate ADH (SIADH) in 7-16% of cases and Ectopic ACTH Syndrome (EAS) in 3.5-4.3% of cases. Both syndromes are associated with a poor prognosis in patients with SCLC. We describe a patient who presented with SIADH, leading to a diagnosis of SCLC who subsequently developed EAS. Case Description: A 71-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, depression, and tobacco use presented with lethargy. She noted headache, but otherwise was unable to provide history due to altered mentation. Per her …