Cushing's syndrome secondary to bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumor: Report of two cases and literature review

Lung Cancer

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 381-386

  de Matos, Leandro Luongo ^a   Trufelli, Damila Cristina ^a   das Neves Pereira, João Carlos ^b   Danel, Claire ^b   Riquet, Marc ^b  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

Bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors; Case report; Cushing's syndrome; Ectopic ACTH secretion

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; CORTICOTROPIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; MITOTANE; PENTETREOTIDE IN 111;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; BRONCHOPULMONARY CARCINOID; BRONCHUS CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOKALEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG LOBE; LUNG LOBECTOMY; MALE; MICROADENOMA; MOON FACE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; CARCINOID TUMOR; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33746922378     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2006.05.019     Document Type: Article

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