ACTH producing pulmonary carcinoid and pituitary macroadenoma: A fortuitous association?

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 168-170

  Wong, Ming ^a   Isa, S H ^a   Kamaruddin, N A ^a   Khalid, B A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

ACTH syndrome; Carcinoid tumour; Cushing's syndrome; Ectopic; Multiple endocrine neoplasia; Pituitary neoplasms

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLICLAZIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOCONAZOLE; POTASSIUM; SPIRONOLACTONE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; LABORATORY TEST; LOBECTOMY; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG CARCINOID; LUNG NODULE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PITUITARY MACROADENOMA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; CARCINOID TUMOR; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34547632885     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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