A rare cause of acromegaly: ectopic production of growth hormone-releasing factor by a bronchial carcinoid tumor.
Surg Neurol
; 27(6): 563-8, 1987 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-3107152
ABSTRACT
Ectopic production of growth hormone-releasing factor (GRF) is a rare cause of acromegaly. In addition to its production by gangliocytomas, both hypothalamic and intrasellar, in rare cases various neuroendocrine neoplasms produce the substance, with resultant growth hormone cell hyperplasia of the pituitary and acromegaly. We report an endocrinologically well-documented case of a GRF-producing bronchial carcinoid tumor in which the associated acromegaly was cured by lobectomy.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Acromegalia
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Neoplasias Brônquicas
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Tumor Carcinoide
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Hormônio Liberador de Hormônio do Crescimento
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Hormônios Ectópicos
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Síndromes Endócrinas Paraneoplásicas
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surg Neurol
Ano de publicação:
1987
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Article