Pulmonary nocardiosis mimicking small cell lung cancer in ectopic ACTH syndrome associated with transformation of olfactory neuroblastoma: a case report
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DOI: 10.1186/s12890-018-0710-9
Abstract: BackgroundPulmonary nocardiosis frequently develops as an opportunistic infection in cell-mediated immunosuppressive patients, and sometimes requires differentiation from pulmonary malignancy. Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome (EAS) is a neoplastic disorder which leads to impaired cell-mediated immunity,… read more here.
Keywords: nocardiosis; acth syndrome; case; cell lung ... See more keywords
Ectopic ACTH syndrome in a dog with a mesenteric neuroendocrine tumour: a case report
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DOI: 10.17221/7623-vetmed
Abstract: Ectopic ACTH secretion is provoked by extra-pituitary tumours that secrete ACTH, constituting an infrequent type of Cushing Syndrome in the dog. Neuroendocrine tumours (NET) are characterised by the synthesis of peptides with hormone activity. A… read more here.
Keywords: dog mesenteric; ectopic acth; syndrome dog; acth syndrome ... See more keywords