An ovarian lipid cell tumour causing virilization and Cushing's syndrome

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 723-725

  Elhadd, T A ^a,b   Connolly, V ^a   Cruickshank, D ^a   Kelly, W F ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRILIZATION;

EID: 0029931564     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1996.693515.x     Document Type: Article

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