Treatment with octreotide to suppress corticotropin secretion by a carcinoid tumour.
Tirovola
Eugenia B
EB
First Department of Internal Medicine and Nosology, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece. ebtirovola@hotmail.com
Malpas
James S
JS
D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D000368:Aged; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D005483:Flushing / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D015282:Octreotide