Acromegaly caused by ectopic growth hormone-releasing hormone production from a bronchial carcinoid tumor

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 184-185

  Gudbjartsson, T ^a   Agnarsson, B A ^a   Palsson, P S ^a   Johannesson, A ^a  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

acromegaly; bronchial carcinoid; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS CARCINOID; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG LOBECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYROTOXICOSIS;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; CARCINOID TUMOR; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS;

EID: 79953855361     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: 14391902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1250341     Document Type: Article

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