Idiopathic diffuse hyperplasia of pulmonary neuroendocrine cells in a patient with acromegaly

Respirology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 274-277

  Fessler, Michael B ^a   Cool, Carlyne D ^a   Miller, York E ^b   Schwarz, Marvin I ^a   Brown, Kevin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Bronchiolitis obliterans; Lung; Multiple endocrine neoplasia; Neuroendocrine cells

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IDIOPATHIC DIFFUSE HYPERPLASIA OF PULMONARY NEUROENDOCRINE CELL; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG DISEASE; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; BRONCHI; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 3142775524     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2004.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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