A rare case of Cushing's syndrome due to bilateral adrenocortical adenomas

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 533-540

  Makino, Shinya ^a   Chikazawa, Hiroaki ^a   Yorimitsu, Atsuko ^a   Suehiro, Tadashi ^a   Hashimoto, Kozo ^a   Ohashi, Yozo ^a   Morioka, Masaaki ^a   Sasano, Hisanobu ^b  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bilateral adrenal adenoma; Cushing's syndrome

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPERTENSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0030985398     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.44.533     Document Type: Article

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