Lieske T R, Kincaid J, Sunderrajan E V
Arch Intern Med. 1985 Feb;145(2):361-3.
Carcinoid tumors of the thymus gland have occasionally been associated with endocrine hyperfunction. A case of thymic carcinoid was initially observed as Cushing's syndrome and was also associated with marked hyperpigmentation. While the hyperpigmentation may be related to the excessively high levels of corticotropin, it is also possible that thymic carcinoids could produce melanocyte-stimulating hormone-like (or beta-lipotropin) material.
胸腺类癌偶尔与内分泌功能亢进有关。一例胸腺类癌最初表现为库欣综合征，还伴有明显的色素沉着。虽然色素沉着可能与促肾上腺皮质激素水平过高有关，但胸腺类癌也有可能产生促黑素细胞激素样（或β-促脂素）物质。
