Diagnostic dilemma of small incidentally discovered adrenal masses: Role for 131I-6β-iodomethyl-norcholesterol scintigraphy

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 36-40

  Kloos, Richard T ^a,d   Gross, Milton D ^a,b   Shapiro, Brahm ^a,b   Francis, Isaac R ^c   Korobkin, Melvyn ^c   Thompson, Norman W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXYCORTICOSTEROID; 17 OXOSTEROID; 6BETA IODOMETHYL 19 NORCHOLEST 5(10) EN 3BETA OL I 131; ADRENALIN; ALDOSTERONE; BISACODYL; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN; NORMETADRENALIN; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; RENIN; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL SCINTISCANNING; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

19-IODOCHOLESTEROL; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031021725     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900190     Document Type: Article

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