ACTH-Producing Thymic Carcinoid: A Rare Cause of Cushing’s Syndrome
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Fulminant Cushing's syndrome due to an ACTH-producing thymic carcinoid.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Endocrine Society
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2472-1972
DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvab048.2025