High Molecular Weight ACTH-Precursor Presence in a Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Causing Severe Ectopic Cushing's Syndrome: A Case Report

Ectopic ACTH-secretion causing Cushing's syndrome is unusual and its diagnosis is frequently challenging. The presence of high-molecular-weight precursors throughout pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) translation by these tumors is often not reported. We present the case of a 49-year-old woman with a...

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Main Authors:	Mehta, Roopa, Lam Chung, César Ernesto, Hinojosa Amaya, José Miguel, Roldán Sarmiento, Paola, Guillen Placencia, María Fernanda, Villanueva Rodríguez, Gerladine, Juárez León, Oscar Alfredo, León Domínguez, Jefsi, Grajales Gómez, Mariana, Ventura Gallegos, José Luis, León Suárez, Andrés, Gómez Pérez, Francisco J., Cuevas Ramos, Daniel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Research Foundation 2020
Subjects:	RC Medicina Interna, Psiquiatría, Neurología
Online Access:	http://eprints.uanl.mx/23336/1/23336.pdf