Skinner W H, O'Grady S A, Becker C E, Roy T M
University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY 40292.
J Ky Med Assoc. 1992 Jan;90(1):18-22.
The production of corticotropin or corticotropin-releasing factor by non-pituitary, non-adrenal tumors may rarely be associated with an overt clinical expression of hypercortisolism. Recent studies have emphasized the importance of careful thoracic evaluation when such ectopic hormone secretion is suspected.
非垂体、非肾上腺肿瘤产生促肾上腺皮质激素或促肾上腺皮质激素释放因子的情况可能很少与明显的皮质醇增多症临床表现相关。最近的研究强调，当怀疑有这种异位激素分泌时，仔细进行胸部评估的重要性。
