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West Indian med. j
; 48(3): 155-7, Sept. 1999. ilus, tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-1492
RESUMO
We report the case of a 28-year-old African Caribbean woman with Cushing's syndrome and superior vena cava obstruction secondary to an ACTH-secreting carcinoid tumour of the thymus. The case highlights the problems which may be encountered in performing the 2-day high dose dexamethasone suppression test but clinicians are reminded that this test or any other dynamic test is absolutely essential for elucidating the cause of ACTH-dependent Cushing's Syndrome (AU)