title: Acromegaly caused by ectopic growth hormone-releasing hormone secretion by a carcinoid bronchial tumor: a rare entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece. kallatha@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Kalliopi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Athanassiadi
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Exarchos
authors.forename: Stylianos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsagarakis
authors.forename: Ion
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bellenis
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000378:metabolism*; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009384:Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone