Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone syndrome associated with olfactory neuroblastoma: acquirement of adrenocorticotropic hormone expression during disease course as shown by serial immunohistochemistry examinations

Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome (EAS) is a condition of endogenous hypercortisolism sustained by an extrapituitary ACTH-secreting tumor. Olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB) is a rare malignant neoplasm of the sinonasal tract and is derived from the olfactory epithelium. Because the par...

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Main Authors: Manabu Kadoya, Masafumi Kurajoh, Akio Miyoshi, Takuhito Shoji, Tomonori Terada, Yuji Nakamoto, Yoshitane Tsukamoto, Yuji Moriwaki, Seiichi Hirota, Hidenori Koyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of International Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060517754026