title: Ectopic ACTH syndrome: redefinition and case report.
abstract: A case is reported which supports the principle that ACTH precursors best characterise so-called ectopic ACTH-syndrome, which should therefore more accurately be referred to as ectopic ACTH-precursor syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Tameside General Hospital, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, UK.
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Jolobe
mesh_terms: D000182:ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015592:Immunoradiometric Assay; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000556:secondary*; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone