Pheochromocytoma manifesting with shock presents a clinical paradox: A case report

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 923-925

  Ford, Jason ^a   Rosenberg, Frances ^a,b   Chan, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; SHOCK;

EID: 0030838310     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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