Marked increase in plasma ACTH with tumor reduction after chemotherapy in ectopic ACTH syndrome

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 331-335

  Yoshino, Koji ^a   Takeda, Noriyuki ^a   Morita, Hiroyuki ^a   Mune, Tomoatsu ^a   Ishizuka, Tatsuo ^a   Yasuda, Keigo ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ectopic ACTH syndrome; Small cell lung carcinoma; Tumor lysis syndrome

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METYRAPONE; POTASSIUM ION; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; DISEASE COURSE; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPERKALEMIA; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREMIA;

EID: 0032994020     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.46.331     Document Type: Article

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