Cushing’s syndrome caused by ACTH-producing thymic typical carcinoid with local invasion and regional lymph node metastasis: a case report

Cushing’s syndrome caused by ACTH-producing thymic typical carcinoid with local invasion and regional lymph node metastasis: a case report

Abstract Background Ectopic ACTH-producing thymic carcinoid tumors are rare, but often behave aggressively with local invasion and distant metastasis. We herein report a case of ACTH-producing thymic typical carcinoid tumor with lymph node metastasis treated by surgery and postoperative radiation th...

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Main Authors: Wakako Fujiwara, Tomohiro Haruki, Yoshiteru Kidokoro, Takashi Ohno, Yohei Yurugi, Ken Miwa, Yuji Taniguchi, Hiroshige Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-06-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Thymic carcinoid
ACTH
Cushing’s syndrome
Total thymectomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0459-7

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