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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;88:1350-1352. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.042
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Bronchial Carcinoid Secreting Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 With Acromegalic Features

Joseph D. Phillips, MDa, Anjana Yeldandi, MDb, Mathew Blum, MDa, Alberto de Hoyos, MDa,*

a Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
b Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Accepted for publication February 12, 2009.

* Address correspondence to Dr de Hoyos, 675 N St. Clair, 6111, Chicago, IL 60611 (Email: adehoyos{at}nmh.org).

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.






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