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Somatostatin analog challenge test in the pre-surgical management of ACTH-secreting pheochromocytoma

SUMMARY: ACTH-secreting pheochromocytoma is a very rare cause of Cushing’s syndrome, with a high morbidity and mortality risk due to both cortisol and catecholamines excess. We report the case of a 45-year-old female patient with a 3 cm, high-density, left adrenal mass, diagnosed as an ACTH-secretin...

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Autores principales: Rossini, Alessandro, Perticone, Francesca, Frosio, Laura, Schiavo Lena, Marco, Lanzi, Roberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6893305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31765327
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-19-0123