A rare case of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone syndrome in small cell carcinoma of the vagina: A case report

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-145

  Weberpals, Johanne ^a,b   Djordjevic, Bojana ^c   Khalifa, Mahmoud ^c   Oza, Amit ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ACTH; Paraneoplastic; Small cell; Vaginal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; CORTICOTROPIN; EPIRUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; GASTRIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INDAPAMIDE; KETOCONAZOLE; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ALKALOSIS; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; CUSHING DISEASE; DELIRIUM; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; METABOLIC DISORDER; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROPHYLAXIS; RARE DISEASE; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; VAGINA CARCINOMA;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RARE DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VAGINA; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 41449085698     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e31815cda1e     Document Type: Article

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