Difficulties in diagnosis and treatment of ectopic ACTH-producing tumors of the chest

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 149-151

  Dall'Asta, Chiara ^a   Santambrogio, Luigi ^a   Castellani, Massimo ^a   Ambrosi, Bruno ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

Author keywords

111In pentetreotide scintigraphy; 18F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography; Ectopic Cushing's syndrome; Pulmonary lobectomy; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHING DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX SURGERY; THORAX TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; ADULT; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; CARCINOID TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036152344     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)01062-4     Document Type: Article

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