Acth-Dependent Cushing Syndrome Caused by Thymic Carcinoid Diagnosed After Delivery of a Healthy Child
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Cushing syndrome secondary to thymic carcinoid synchronous with tuberculous lymphadenitis and pulmonary tuberculosis: a case
Abstract Thymic carcinoid is an uncommon neoplasm that can present with Cushing syndrome. We report a 39-year old woman with symptoms of Cushing syndrome secondary to thymic carcinoid and synchronous with tuberculous lymphadenitis and pulmonary tuberculosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: AACE Clinical Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2376-0605
DOI: 10.4158/accr-2018-0131