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Uncommon presentation of small cell lung carcinoma with ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion and resistant hypokalemia: A case report

Український Журнал Нефрології та Діалізу, 2023
Paraneoplastic syndromes can serve as initial indicators of malignancy, with small cell lung cancer accounting for 13% of new lung cancer diagnoses.
Esra Geçgel, Alper Alp, Emel Kılıçarslan Karpuzoğlu, Dilek Gibyeli Genek, Bülent Huddam   +4 more
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Investigation of the serum levels of anterior pituitary hormones in male children with autism

Molecular Autism, 2011
Background The neurobiological basis of autism remains poorly understood. The diagnosis of autism is based solely on behavioural characteristics because there are currently no reliable biological markers.
Iwata Keiko, Matsuzaki Hideo, Miyachi Taishi, Shimmura Chie, Suda Shiro, Tsuchiya Kenji J, Matsumoto Kaori, Suzuki Katsuaki, Iwata Yasuhide, Nakamura Kazuhiko, Tsujii Masatsugu, Sugiyama Toshirou, Sato Kohji, Mori Norio   +13 more
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Synthetic ACTH for Treatment of Glomerular Diseases: A Case Series

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2022
Rationale: Synthetic adrenocorticotropic hormone (Tetracosactide) has been used in the treatment of refractory glomerular diseases. Literature surrounding the use of this medication is limited to small case series and there is conflicting data on the ...
Arenn Jauhal, Bhanu Prasad, Mathieu Rousseau-Gagnon, Gabriel Ouellet, Michelle A Hladunewich   +4 more
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Pembrolizumab- and ipilimumab-induced diabetic ketoacidosis and isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020
Background Several human monoclonal antibodies directed against immune checkpoints, including T lymphocyte antigen 4 and programmed cell death protein 1, have been implemented for cancer treatment in order to promote effector T cell response to tumors ...
Thachanun Porntharukchareon, Borwonkhun Tontivuthikul, Nattaya Sintawichai, Panudda Srichomkwun   +3 more
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Corrigendum: Medullary thyroid cancer. Returning to the need to determine the preoperative basal calcitonin level in patients with thyroid nodular pathology (Endocrine surgery. 2018;12(4). doi: 10.14341/serg10044) [PDF]

Эндокринная хирургия, 2019
A corrigendum on Medullary thyroid cancer. Returning to the need to determine the preoperative basal calcitonin level in patients with thyroid nodular pathology by Elena E. Stanyakina, Ilia S. Romanov, Tatiana T. Kondratieva, Alexander S.
Elena E. Stanyakina, Ilia S. Romanov, Tatiana T. Kondratieva, Alexander S. Krylov, Alexey D. Ryzhkov, Sergey V. Shiryaev   +5 more
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Failure of functional imaging with gallium-68-DOTA-D-Phe1-Tyr3-octreotide positron emission tomography to localize the site of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction The diagnostic efficacy of biochemical and imaging modalities for investigating the causes of Cushing's syndrome are limited. We report a case demonstrating the limitations of these modalities, especially the inability of functional imaging ...
Jerums George, Cheung Ada S, Gianatti Emily J, Gani Linsey U, MacIsaac Richard J   +4 more
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Successful application of technetium-99m-labeled octreotide acetate scintigraphy in the detection of ectopic adrenocorticotropin-producing bronchial carcinoid lung tumor: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction The diagnostic efficacy of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy labeling with 111 indium in the localization of tumors has been assessed in a limited number of patients with contradictory outcomes.
Fallahi Babak, Beiki Davood, Eftekhari Mohammad, Saghari Mohsen, Noorani Mohammad, Chavoshi Maryam, Esfahani Armaghan, Assadi Majid   +7 more
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Neurobiology of Aggressive Behavior—Role of Autoantibodies Reactive With Stress-Related Peptide Hormones

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019
Adrenocorticotropic hormone together with arginine vasopressin and oxytocin, the neuropeptides regulating the stress response and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity, are known to modulate aggressive behavior.
Henning Vaeroy, Frida Schneider, Sergueï O. Fetissov   +2 more
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Isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency and thyroiditis associated with nivolumab therapy in a patient with advanced lung adenocarcinoma: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Introduction Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a promising class of anticancer drugs. The clinical benefits afforded by immune checkpoint inhibitors can be accompanied by immune-related adverse events that affect multiple organs, and endocrine immune ...
Nobumasa Ohara, Michi Kobayashi, Kazumasa Ohashi, Ryo Ito, Yohei Ikeda, Gen Kawaguchi, Yuichiro Yoneoka, Go Hasegawa, Toshinori Takada   +8 more
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The relationship between liver function and neurophysiological factors in depressed individuals: a cross-sectional study using an integrated “East meets West” medicine approach

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction:Depression is a common mental disorder worldwide. The pathology of depression may involve the dysregulation of neurotransmitters and immunity and produce genetic and environmental effects.
Jiajia Ye, Jiajia Ye, Yunying Yu, Raymond C. K. Chung, Xiaowen Lian, Xin Wang, Wai Ming Cheung, Hector W. H. Tsang, Hector W. H. Tsang   +8 more
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