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

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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Autores principales: 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
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Research Foundation 2020
Materias:
RC Medicina Interna, Psiquiatría, Neurología
Acceso en línea:http://eprints.uanl.mx/23336/1/23336.pdf

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