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Successful pregnancies after the treatment of a thymic carcinoid
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Abstract
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| The present report describes the case of a woman diagnosed with an adrenocorticotropic hormone- (ACTH-) secreting thymic carcinoid associated with Cushing’s syndrome. Treatment consisted of tumour resection and 131-I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) therapy. In spite of her iatrogenic menopausal state she twice became pregnant and delivered two healthy babies but developed recurrences during both pregnancies. The last recurrence presented as a primary breast cancer. Despite poor prognosis our patient survived for eleven years. To our knowledge this is the first report of successful pregnancy and delivery in a patient with a thymic carcinoid. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology. - New York, 2011, currens
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Publication
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New York
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Hindawi Pub. Corp
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2015
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ISSN
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2090-6684
2090-6692
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DOI
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10.1155/2015/802713
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2015
(2015)
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Article Reference
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802713
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Pubmed ID
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26294990
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Full text (open access)
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