A lung cancer client with small cell carcinoma may secrete an excess of which hormone causing an ectopic form of Cushing syndrome due to a nonpituitary tumor?
A) GH
B) TSH
C) DHEA
D) ACTH
Ans: D
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The third form (of Cushing syndrome) is ectopic Cushing syndrome, caused by a nonpituitary ACTH-secreting tumor. Certain extra pituitary malignant tumors such as small cell carcinoma of the lung may secrete ACTH or, rarely, CRH and produce Cushing syndrome. The adrenal sex hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) contributes to the pubertal growth of body hair, particularly pubic and axillary hair in women. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels are used to differentiate between primary and secondary thyroid disorders. Although secretion of growth hormone (GH) has diurnal variations over a 24-hour period, with nocturnal sleep bursts occurring 1 to 4 hours after onset of sleep, it is unrelated to ACTH and/or CRH secretion.
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