Six cases of ectopic ACTH syndrome caused by thymic carcinoid

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 293-297

  Wang, W Q ^a   Ye, L ^a   Bi, Y F ^a   Zhao, H Y ^a   Sun, S Y ^a   Tang, Z Y ^a   Zhao, Y J ^b   Fang, W Q ^b   Chen, Z Y ^b   Chen, K M ^b   Jin, X L ^a   Ning, Guang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Ectopic ACTH syndrome; Thymic carcinoid

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CARCINOID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOKALEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY;

EID: 33745182900     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344098     Document Type: Article

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