Characteristics of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone syndrome due to thymic carcinoid and analysis of the molecular mechanism

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 667-670

  Bi, Yu Fang ^a   Ye, Lei ^a   Chen, Yu Hong ^a   Ning, Guang ^a   Sun, Shou Yue ^a   Jiang, Lei ^a   Zhu, Na ^a   Zhou, Wei Wei ^a   Wang, Wei Qing ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cushing's syndrome; Ectopic ACTH syndrome; Proopiomelanocortin; Thymic tumor

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; NEUROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; EYELID EDEMA; FOLLOW UP; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEG EDEMA; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PIGMENTATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STERNOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT GAIN; GENETICS; PATHOLOGY; SECRETION; THYMOMA;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; ADULT; CARCINOID TUMOR; CUSHING SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 46449108627     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200804010-00018     Document Type: Article

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