Small cell carcinoma of the vagina causing Cushing's syndrome by ectopic production and secretion of ACTH: A case report

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 526-529

  Colleran, Kathleen M ^a   Burge, Mark R ^a   Crooks, Lida A ^a   Dorin, Richard I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COITUS; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA CARCINOMA;

EID: 0031172133     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1997.4701     Document Type: Article

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