Bronchial carcinoid secreting insulin-like growth factor-1 with acromegalic features.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.042.
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Abstract
Acromegaly caused by a bronchial carcinoid tumor is rare. We report a patient with acromegaly caused by a bronchial carcinoid tumor secreting insulin-like growth factor-1. The patient was treated successfully with bilobectomy.
Medical subject headings
- Acromegaly
- Bronchial Neoplasms
- Carcinoid Tumor
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I