Pulmonary embolism as the presenting symptom and a confounder in ACTH-secreting bronchial carcinoid

Ectopic ACTH-secreting pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors are rare and account for less than 5% of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome cases. We describe an unusual case of metastatic bronchial carcinoid tumor in a young woman presenting with unprovoked pulmonary emboli, which initially prevented the detecti...

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Autores principales: Yang, Wei, Pham, David, Vierra, Aren T, Azam, Sarah, Gui, Dorina, Yoon, John C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2019
Materias:
Unique/Unexpected Symptoms or Presentations of a Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6685091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31352698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-19-0033

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6685091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31352698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-19-0033

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