title: An unusual case of thymic carcinoid causing Cushing's syndrome due to ectopic ACTH secretion detected by (18)F-FDG PET/CT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Centre, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland. Electronic address: giorgiomednuc@libero.it.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Treglia
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Centre, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giovanella
authors.affiliation: Unit of Thoracic Surgery, IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lococo
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bertagna
mesh_terms: D000182:ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18