Clinical endocrinology (Oxford), 1996-12, Vol.45 (6), p.775-778
1996
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Cushing's syndrome secondary to ectopic ACTH secretion from a primary ovarian carcinoma
- Ist Teil von
- Clinical endocrinology (Oxford), 1996-12, Vol.45 (6), p.775-778
- Ort / Verlag
- Oxford BSL: Blackwell Science Ltd
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 1996
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- We report a 63‐year‐old woman who presented with clinical and biochemical features of ACTH dependent Cushing's syndrome secondary to a primary ovarian carcinoma. The tumour produced very high levels of ACTH precursors, consistent with defective POMC processing.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0300-0664eISSN: 1365-2265DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1996.8670877.xTitel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_78690894
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- Schlagworte
- ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic - etiology, ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic - metabolism, ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic - pathology, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - analysis, Biological and medical sciences, Carcinoma - complications, Carcinoma - metabolism, Carcinoma - pathology, Cushing Syndrome - etiology, Cushing Syndrome - metabolism, Cushing Syndrome - pathology, Female, Female genital diseases, Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Medical sciences, Middle Aged, Ovarian Neoplasms - complications, Ovarian Neoplasms - metabolism, Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology, Pro-Opiomelanocortin - metabolism, Tumors