Patients with ectopic ACTH syndrome might have a better prognosis in bronchopulmonary carcinoids with lymph node metastasis received radical surgery: a single-centre retrospective study in the last 22 years in China

Patients with ectopic ACTH syndrome might have a better prognosis in bronchopulmonary carcinoids with lymph node metastasis received radical surgery: a single-centre retrospective study in the last 22 years in China

Abstract Background Bronchopulmonary carcinoids (BPCs) are rare malignancies but are known to be one of the most common causes of the ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome. Surgery is the mainstay of therapy and one key question considering surgical treatment is the impact of local lym...

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Main Authors: Chao Gao, Jiaqi Zhang, Yadong Wang, Cheng Huang, Ye Zhang, Yeye Chen, Shanqing Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Bronchopulmonary carcinoids
Local lymph nodal positive
Overall survival (OS)
Surgery
Ectopic ACTH syndrome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01831-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01831-5

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