Possible pitfalls in the workup of ectopic ACTH secretion illustrated by four rare cases

In this case report, we highlight four different cases of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secretion with different pitfalls in the diagnostic workup. Ectopic ACTH secretion (EAS) is an uncommon cause of Cushing’s syndrome that accompanies a variety of tumours. It is associated with signif...

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Publicado en:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Boers, Jorianne, Oldenburg-Ligtenberg, P Christine, Stades, Aline ME, van Treijen, Mark JC
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Reminder of Important Clinical Lesson
Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6887400/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31753824
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-231067
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