Familial Cushing syndrome due to thymic carcinoids in a multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 kindred

Endocrine ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohua Li ◽  
Jing Su ◽  
Li Zhao ◽  
Jingcheng Wu ◽  
Xiaoying Ding ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Edward C. Rosenow

• APUD tumor • 20% to 40% are corticotropin-producing (Cushing syndrome) • 80% of patients are male • Small tumor: CXR usually normal, including lateral; MRI more sensitive than CT • 70% are malignant • Never carcinoid syndrome • Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 in 15% to 20%...


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Ali Ghazi ◽  
Azizollah Dezfooli ◽  
Farzaneh Mohamadi ◽  
Seyed Yousefi ◽  
Alireza Amirbaigloo ◽  
...  

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