ACTH-secreting bronchial carcinoid: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-272

  McDermott, J H ^a   Thabit, H ^a   Hickey, N ^a   Thompson, C ^b   Gaffney, E ^c   Young, V ^c   Sreenan, S ^a  

^a Stroke and Hypertension Unit   (Ireland)

^b Beaumont Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bronchial Carcinoid; Ectopic ACTH; Octreotide

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; CHROMOGRANIN; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOCONAZOLE; LONG ACTING DRUG; OCTREOTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN DERIVATIVE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ACTH SECRETING ADENOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEPRESSION; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG UPTAKE; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FACE ERYTHEMA; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPERHIDROSIS; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; ISOTOPE LABELING; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG NODULE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; OBESITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RASH; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; ADULT; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; CARCINOID TUMOR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 48549085501     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-008-0171-x     Document Type: Article

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