Ectopic ACTH syndrome caused by a bronchial carcinoid tumor responsive to dexamethasone, metyrapone, and corticotropin-releasing factor

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 760-764

  Malchoff, Carl D ^a   Orth, David N ^b   Abboud, Charles ^c   Carney, J Aidan ^c   Pairolero, Peter C ^c   Carey, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Division of Endocrinology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE;

ADULT; BRONCHUS TUMOR; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; CUSHING DISEASE; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; ADULT; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; CARCINOID TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYSTEROIDS; METYRAPONE; NEOPLASTIC ENDOCRINE-LIKE SYNDROMES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023882889     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(88)90116-7     Document Type: Article

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