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Case of Peripheral Neuroepithelioma with Ectopic ACTH Syndrome.
O Y Lee, K S Lee, H I Chung, H J Park, M J Shin, K J Cho, J G Chi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(10):1152-1160.   Published online October 31, 1987
Peripheral neuroepithelioma is a rare and controversial neoplasm that may occur at any age. The authors observed the course of a 1-year-old Korean female infant who presented with an enlarging mass in the right hand and manifested hepatic and pulmonary metastases at the time of diagnosis. She also presented with characteristic Cushingoid features, such as moon face, buffalo hump, and truncal obesity. Laboratory...
Adrenal Cortical Adenoma Associated with Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis and Paraplegia.
Il Whan Kim, Chul Hoe Koo, Jae Sun Park, Sung Uhn Baek, Sung Do Lee, Kyu Ho Lee, Jae Do Kim, Bang Hur, In Sun Jun
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1986;29(7):784-790.   Published online July 31, 1986
A 14 year old girl was admitted because of severe obesity, respiratory difficulty and weakness of legs with edema. Diagnosis of Cushing* s syndrome by left adrenal adenoma was made by hormonal assay, abdominal C-T and surgery. 1 week after adrenalectomy, she developed paraplegia which was caused by massive deposition of fat in the spinal epidural space and compression of thoracic spinal cord. She was...
A Case of Cushing's Syndrome.
Seong Ja Jeon, Oh Kyung Lee, Keun Chull Choi, Myung Ho Lee, Jong Deok Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(9):928-933.   Published online September 30, 1983
We experienced a Cushing’s syndrome which was caused by adrenocortical carcinoma in 8-year-old boy. He has suffered from obesity, moonface and growth retardation for 2 years. The diagnosis was confirmed by clinical symptoms, biochemical studies, X-rays and pathologic examinations. A total adrenalectomy was impossible because of far extended mass to adjacent organ, so only tissue biopay was done. After surgery, he received radiation...
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