Tumor type affects survival in ectopic Cushing’s syndrome: Study

Tumor type affects survival in ectopic Cushing’s syndrome: Study

Ectopic Cushing’s syndrome can have different outcomes depending on tumor type, with about 8 in 10 people with lung tumors and 4 in 10 with pancreatic tumors remaining alive five years after diagnosis, according to a meta-analysis study by researchers in Sweden. Patients lived longer when the tumor could be fully removed and hypercortisolism, or higher-than-normal levels of cortisol, was better controlled, the study found. Most deaths were cause…