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Case report: Ectopic Cushing’s syndrome in a young male with hidden lung carcinoid tumor

INTRODUCTION: Ectopic Cushing syndrome is a form of Cushing’s in which a tumor outside the pituitary gland produces adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). Small cell carcinoma and carcinoid of the lung comprises half of its cases. The main purpose of this study is to present a case of ectopic Cushing s...

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Autores principales: Aljassem, Ghanem, Aljasem, Hazem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5723367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29202350
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.11.034