Cushing's syndrome due to a non-adrenal ectopic adrenocorticotropin- secreting ewing's sarcoma in a child

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 363-368

  Guran, Tulay ^a   Turan, Serap ^a   Ozkan, Behzat ^b   Berrak, Su Gulsun ^c   Canpolat, Cengiz ^c   Dagli, Tolga ^d   Eren, Funda Sirin ^a   Bereket, Abdullah ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

^d Pediatric Surgery

Author keywords

Cushing's syndrome; Ectopic ACTH; Ewing's sarcoma; PNET

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; EWING SARCOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649306793     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2009.22.4.363     Document Type: Article

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