Adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing thymic carcinoid in a teenager
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Thymic neuroendocrine carcinoma producing ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone and Cushing's syndrome.
Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the thymus, previously termed thymic carcinoid, is a rare clinical entity. Rarer still are such cases presenting with endocrinopathies. We report a case of thymic neuroendocrine carcinoma presenting with ectopic adrenocorticotroic hormone production and resultant Cushing's syndrome.
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19930101)71:1<106::aid-cncr2820710117>3.0.co;2-u