Pheochromocytoma: Study of 50 cases

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1208-1212

  Luccon, Antonio Marmo ^a   Pereira, Maria Adelaide A ^a   Mendonça, Berenice B ^a   Halpern, Alfredo ^a   Wajchenbeg, Bernardo Leo ^a   Arap, Sami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

adrenal neoplasms; hypertension; pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE I 131; ADRENALIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE; METADRENALIN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL MEDULLA TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0030895134     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64925-5     Document Type: Article

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