title: Bronchial carcinoid secreting insulin-like growth factor-1 with acromegalic features.
abstract: Acromegaly caused by a bronchial carcinoid tumor is rare. We report a patient with acromegaly caused by a bronchial carcinoid tumor secreting insulin-like growth factor-1. The patient was treated successfully with bilobectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Anjana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yeldandi
authors.forename: Mathew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blum
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Hoyos
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I