title: [Acromegaly and bronchial carcinoid tumor. Apropos of a case].
abstract: Acromegaly due to ectopic secretion of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) is rare. A 29-year-old woman with acromegaly secondary to ectopic GHRH secretion by a bronchial carcinoid tumor is presented. Normalization of GHRH levels, reversal of pituitary hyperplasia and regression of acromegaly followed resection of the bronchial tumor. The authors stressed the interest of GHRH dosage in patients with acromegaly and pituitary hyperplasia.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Endocrinologie et Maladies Métaboliques, CHU Ranguei, Toulouse.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caron
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guittard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trouillas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvador
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bayard
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
vernacular_title: Acromégalie et tumeur carcinoïde bronchique. A propos d'une observation.