An unusual case of ectopic adrenocorticotropin secretion

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 384-385

  Trulea, Mihaela ^a   Patey, Martine ^a   Chaufour Higel, Brigitte ^a   Bouquigny, François ^a   Longuebray, Alain ^a   Rousseaux, Pascal ^a   Pasqual, Catherine ^b   Tabarin, Antoine ^c   Delemer, Brigitte ^a  

^a REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE TROYES   (France)

^c BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHING DISEASE; ECTOPIC HORMONE PRODUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 59749090785     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-1634     Document Type: Article

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