pNET co-secreting GHRH and calcitonin: ex vivo hormonal studies in human pituitary cells

Acromegaly due to ectopic GHRH secretion from a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) is rare and comprises <1% of all acromegaly cases. Herein we present a 57-year-old woman with clinical and biochemical features of acromegaly and a 6 cm pancreatic NET (pNET), secreting GHRH and calcitonin. Following surgi...

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Published in:Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep
Main Authors: Zornitzki, Taiba, Rubinfeld, Hadara, Lysyy, Lyudmila, Schiller, Tal, Raverot, Véronique, Shimon, Ilan, Knobler, Hilla
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Bioscientifica Ltd 2016
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Novel Diagnostic Procedure
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4762224/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26904199
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-15-0134
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