Thymic carcinoid tumor revealed by a Cushing's syndrome: Usefulness of positron emission tomography;Tumeur carcinoïde du thymus révélée par un syndrome de Cushing : intérêt de la tomographie par émission de positons

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 751-753

  Gomard Mennesson, E ^a   Seve P ^a   De La Roche, E ^b   Collardeau Frachon, S ^b   Lombard Bohas, C ^c   Broussolle, C ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atypical carcinoid tumor; Cushing's syndrome; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REMISSION; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA;

CARCINOID TUMOR; CUSHING SYNDROME; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 50049109259     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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