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An Uncommon Case of Ectopic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Syndrome from a Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor

Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome is a rare form of Cushing disease (CD) with over-secretion of ACTH from nonpituitary tumor outside the adrenal or pituitary glands. Its diagnosis relies on both biochemical tests (high-dose dexamethasone suppression test, ACTH level, corticotropin-...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Wang, Wen, Miao, Ruoyu, Zhang, Ling, Hasan, Syed Askari, Bakhtiani, Parkash
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6464990/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31019854
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4076
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