Two cases of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone syndrome with olfactory neuroblastoma and literature review

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 469-475

  Koo, Bo Kyung ^a   An, Jee Hyun ^a   Jeon, Ki Hyun ^a   Choi, Sung Hee ^a   Cho, Young Min ^b   Jang, Hak Chul ^a   Chung, Jin Haeng ^b   Lee, Chol Hee ^b   Lim, Soo ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ectopic ACTH syndrome; Olfactory neuroblastoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CALCIUM; CISPLATIN; CORTICOTROPIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETOPOSIDE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HYDROCORTISONE; IFOSFAMIDE; INSULIN; KETOCONAZOLE; OCTREOTIDE; POTASSIUM; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECTOPIC ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE SYNDROME; EDEMA; ESTHESIONEUROBLASTOMA; FEMALE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERMETABOLISM; HYPOKALEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LABORATORY TEST; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; ESTHESIONEUROBLASTOMA, OLFACTORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; NASAL CAVITY; NOSE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 46749155888     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K07E-005     Document Type: Article

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