Spindle cell pancreatic endocrine tumor associated with cushing's syndrome

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-151

  Chetty, Runjan ^a,b   Serra, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cushing's syndrome; Ectopic ACTH; Endocrine tumor; Pancreas; Spindle cells

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; CORTICOTROPIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; PREDNISONE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATIC ENDOCRINE TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CARCINOMA; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HORMONES, ECTOPIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 25844489955     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/EP:16:2:145     Document Type: Article

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