THYMIC CARCINOID WITH ACTH-PRODUCING ECTOPIC CUSHING'S SYNDROME AND EMPTY SELLA.
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Fulminant Cushing's syndrome due to an ACTH-producing thymic carcinoid.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: AACE Clinical Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2376-0605
DOI: 10.4158/ep-2018-0045