Occult Carcinoid Causes Cushing’s Syndrome

Introduction: Lung neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a common cause of ectopic ACTH-secretion. Only 3% of NETs cause Cushing’s syndrome(1); the majority are small and may be radiographically occult. Additionally, the responses to dexamethasone, metyrapone, and oCRF can be indistinguishable from that...

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Published in:J Endocr Soc
Main Authors: Meftali, Sabrina, Unterborn, Rebecca, Gifford, Amanda, Bhatt, Bankim
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2021
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Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8135352/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvab048.1212
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