Small Cell Lung Cancer and Acromegaly: A Case Report
Resource
ENDOCRINOLOGIST v.15 n.6 pp.370-373
Journal
ENDOCRINOLOGIST
Journal Volume
v.15
Journal Issue
n.6
Pages
370-373
Date Issued
2005
Date
2005
Author(s)
WENG, SHUEN-FU
LIAO, KUO-MENG
SU, DENG- HUANG
YU, CHONG-JEN
Abstract
Growth hormone is a growth factor for normal and abnormal tissues. Patients with acromegaly are postulated to be at greater risk for cancer development. To date, small cell lung cancer in such patients is not reported in the literature. We report a 76-year-old man with frank acromegaly resulting from a growth hormone-secreting pituitary macroadenoma. Small cell lung cancer in an early stage was diagnosed with a presentation of cough and hemoptysis. After considering the poor prognosis of small cell lungcancer and the differences of various treatment modalities for acromegaly, bromocriptine was administered for the pituitary tumor. The patient underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy for small cell lung cancer. To our knowledge, this is the first report of small cell lung cancer in a patient with acromegaly.
Subjects
acromegaly
small cell lung cancer
pituitary adenoma
growth hormone
growth hormone-releasing hormone
SDGs
Type
journal article