Ectopic Cushing’s Syndrome Unveiling a Metastatic Parotid Carcinoma

Table 1

Hormonal profile.

Hormonal study		Initial Assessment	After 1-month follow-up	After 1-month tumour ressection	Reference values
Morning	ACTH	206.8	422.3	200.7	<63.3 ng/L
	Cortisol	30.1	54.7	4.4	6.2–19.4 μg/dL
Midnight	Serum cortisol	36.2	36.7	—	<7.5 μg/dL
	Salivary cortisol	4.15	13.4	<0.018	<0.32 μg/dL
	24h-UFC	6210.0	11068.2	14.9	36–137 μg/24h
	1 mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test	42.6	—	—	<1.8 ug/dL

ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone; 24h-UFC: 24h-urinary free cortisol.