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Medullary cancer of the thyroid gland associated with hypercorticism
Author(s) -
Szijj Ilona,
Csapó Zsolt,
László Ferenc A.,
Kovács Kálmán
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196907)24:1<167::aid-cncr2820240121>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - medicine , medullary cavity , thyroid , medullary carcinoma , amyloid (mycology) , pathology , carcinoma , adrenocortical carcinoma , cancer , thyroid carcinoma , adrenal gland , endocrinology
Rapidly progressing adrenal hypercorticism was observed in a 39‐year‐old man with a metastasizing medullary carcinoma of the thyroid gland containing amyloid. In the opinion of the authors, the thyroid carcinoma produced a peptide having ACTH activity, and this was responsible for the development of the hypercorticism.