Adrenocorticotropic hormone-dependent hypercortisolism caused by pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma: A thought-provoking but remorseful case of delayed diagnosis

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Definitive diagnosis of functioning neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) in the pancreas is challenging. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) regulates adrenal cortisol production. Ectopic ACTH secretion by functioning NENs may cause hypercortisolism. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 62...

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Autores principales: Hori, Tomohide, Kuriyama, Katsutoshi, Yamamoto, Hidekazu, Harada, Hideki, Yamamoto, Michihiro, Yamada, Masahiro, Yazawa, Takefumi, Sasaki, Ben, Tani, Masaki, Sato, Asahi, Katsura, Hikotaro, Kamada, Yasuyuki, Tani, Ryotaro, Aoyama, Ryuhei, Sasaki, Yudai, Iwasa, Yoko, Zaima, Masazumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7957145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33714002
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.105729

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7957145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33714002
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.105729

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