Bowel perforation complicating an ACTH-secreting phaeochromocytoma

ACTH-secreting phaeochromocytoma (ASP) is a rare cause of ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome (CS). We report the case of a 63-year-old female presenting with CS secondary to an ASP complicated by bowel perforation. This case report highlights ASP as an uncommon but important cause of ectopic ACTH sec...

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Published in:Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep
Main Authors: Flynn, Elise, Baqar, Sara, Liu, Dorothy, Ekinci, Elif I, Farrell, Stephen, Zajac, Jeffrey D, De Luise, Mario, Seeman, Ego
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Bioscientifica Ltd 2016
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Unique/Unexpected Symptoms or Presentations of a Disease
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5291089/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28203371
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-16-0061
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