Unusual suspects: pulmonary opportunistic infections masquerading as tumor metastasis in a patient with adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer

Unusual suspects: pulmonary opportunistic infections masquerading as tumor metastasis in a patient with adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (p-NETs) are a rare group of neoplasms but with increasing incidence. The atypical complications that arise in the setting of functional endocrine tumors are underreported and therefore have not received sufficient attention and the necessary mention in the oncology...

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Main Authors:	Rajasree P. Chowdry MD, Chandar Bhimani MD, Maria A. Delgado MD, Daniel J. Lee MD, Priya Dayamani MD, Gabriel L. Sica MD, PhD, Taofeek K. Owonikoko MD, PhD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2012-11-01
Series:	Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1177/1758834012456415

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