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Medullary cancer of the thyroid gland associated with hypercorticism

  1. Ilona Szijj MD*,
  2. Zsolt Csapó MD,
  3. Ferenc A. László MD,
  4. Kálmán Kovács MD, PHD, DSC

Article first published online: 23 JUN 2006

DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(196907)24:1<167::AID-CNCR2820240121>3.0.CO;2-S

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 24, Issue 1, pages 167–173, July 1969

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Szijj, I., Csapó, Z., László, F. A. and Kovács, K. (1969), Medullary cancer of the thyroid gland associated with hypercorticism. Cancer, 24: 167–173. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(196907)24:1<167::AID-CNCR2820240121>3.0.CO;2-S

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  1. Departments of Medicine and Pathology, University Medical School, Szeged, Hungary

*I. Department of Medicine, University Medical School, Szeged, Hungary

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  1. Issue published online: 23 JUN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 23 JUN 2006
  3. Manuscript Received: 12 DEC 1968

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Abstract

Rapidly progressing adrenal hypercorticism was observed in a 39-year-old man with a metastasizing medullary carcinoma of the thyroid gland containing amyloid. In the opinion of the authors, the thyroid carcinoma produced a peptide having ACTH activity, and this was responsible for the development of the hypercorticism.

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