Gynecomastia attributable to human chorionic gonadotropin-secreting giant cell carcinoma of lung

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-235

  Yaturu, Subhashini ^a   Harrara, Elba ^b   Nopajaroonsri, Charan ^b   Singal, Rakesh ^c   Gill, Sarjit ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; ECTOPIC HORMONE PRODUCTION; GIANT CELL CARCINOMA; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SECRETION;

CARCINOMA, GIANT CELL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANEOPLASTIC ENDOCRINE SYNDROMES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 2342594636     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/ep.9.3.233     Document Type: Article

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