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Growth hormone-releasing hormone-secreting pulmonary neuroendocrine tumor associated with pituitary hyperplasia and somatotropinoma

Acromegaly caused by ectopic growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)-secreting tumor is exceedingly rare. We report a case of acromegaly secondary to GHRH secretion by an incidentally diagnosed pulmonary neuroendocrine tumor (NET) and review 47 similar cases in literature. A 22-year-old male patient...

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Autores principales: Lamback, Elisa B., Henriques, Daniel G., Vazquez-Borrego, Mari C., Lima, Carlos H. de Azeredo, Kasuki, Leandro, Luque, Raul M., Chimelli, Leila, Gadelha, Mônica R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10528565/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34591404
http://dx.doi.org/10.20945/2359-3997000000395