Hyperthyroidism caused by an ectopic TSH-secreting pituitary tumor

Thyroid

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 337-343

  Cooper, David S ^a,b   Wenig, Bruch M ^c  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; THYROTROPIN RELEASE; TREMOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0029745196     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.1996.6.337     Document Type: Article

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