Characteristics of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone syndrome due to thymic carcinoid and analysis of the molecular mechanism

Chin Med J (Engl). 2008 Apr 5;121(7):667-70.

Authors

Yu-fang Bi¹, Lei Ye, Yu-hong Chen, Guang Ning, Shou-yue Sun, Lei Jiang, Na Zhu, Wei-wei Zhou, Wei-qing Wang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.

PMID: 18466691

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / etiology*
Adult
Carcinoid Tumor / metabolism*
Carcinoid Tumor / pathology
Cushing Syndrome / etiology*
Humans
Male
Pro-Opiomelanocortin / genetics
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Thymus Neoplasms / metabolism*
Thymus Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

Pro-Opiomelanocortin