Cushing's syndrome in a 16 year old girl due to ectopic ACTH precursor production from a pancreatic tumour [1]

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 539-540

  Hinnie, J ^a   Gray, C E ^b   McNicol, A M ^b   Carter, R ^b   Thomson, J A ^b   White, A ^c   Campbell, W ^d   McBain, A ^d  

^a ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 0033792864     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2000.01086.x     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. Ectopic ACTH Syndrome and CRH-mediated Cushing's syndrome
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3. Differential release of proopiomelanocortin-derived peptides from the human pituitary: Evidence from a panel of two-site immunoradiometric assays
4. ACTH precursors characterise the ectopic ACTH syndrome
5. ACTH precursors: Biological significance and clinical relevance