A rare case of an ACTH/CRH co-secreting midgut neuroendocrine tumor mimicking Cushing's disease

Ectopic ACTH/CRH co-secreting tumors are a very rare cause of Cushing’s syndrome and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Differentiating between Cushing’s disease and ectopic Cushing’s syndrome may be particularly difficult if predominant ectopic CRH secretion leads to pituitary c...

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Autores principales: Streuli, Regina, Krull, Ina, Brändle, Michael, Kolb, Walter, Stalla, Günter, Theodoropoulou, Marily, Enzler-Tschudy, Annette, Bilz, Stefan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2017
Materias:
Error in Diagnosis/Pitfalls and Caveats
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5488327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28680643
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-17-0058

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