ACTH-producing carcinoma of the pituitary with refractory Cushing's Disease and hepatic metastases: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Pituitary carcinomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors affecting the adenohypophysis. The hallmark of these lesions is the demonstration of distant metastatic spread. To date, few well-documented cases have been reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we report the case of a fa...

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Autores principales: Pinchot, Scott N, Sippel, Rebecca, Chen, Herbert
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2678126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19356251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-7-39

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2678126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19356251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-7-39

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