Neuroendocrine ACTH-producing tumor of the thymus - Experience with 12 patients over 25 years

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2223-2230

  Neary, Nicola M ^a   Lopez Chavez, Ariel ^b   Abel, Brent S ^a   Boyce, Alison M ^a   Schaub, Nicholas ^b   Kwong, King ^b   Stratakis, Constantine A ^a   Moran, Cesar A ^c   Giaccone, Giuseppe ^b   Nieman, Lynnette K ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; CAPECITABINE; CISPLATIN; CORTICOTROPIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOCONAZOLE; MELPHALAN; METYRAPONE; MIFEPRISTONE; MILCICLIB; OCTREOTIDE;

ACTH SECRETING ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BREAST METASTASIS; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAROTID GLAND CANCER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863584389     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-3355     Document Type: Article

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