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Hypercortisolaemia due to ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion by a nasal paraganglioma: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing extraadrenal paragangliomas are extremely rare. We present a case of severe hypercortisolemia due to ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion by a nasal paraganglioma. CASE PRESENTATION: A 70-year-old Caucasian woman was emergently admitted to o...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Theodoros, Zender, Steffen, Terkamp, Christoph, Jaeckel, Elmar, Manns, Michael P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3765299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23958171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-331

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