Preclinical Cushing's Syndrome due to Adrenocorticotropin-Independent Bilateral Adrenocortical Macronodular Hyperplasia with Concurrent Excess of Gluco- And Mineralocorticoids

Internal Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 628-632

  Yamada, Yuya ^a   Sakaguchi, Katsuhiko ^a   Inoue, Toru ^a   Kubo, Masaharu ^a   Fushimi, Hisako ^a   Sekii, Kenichiro ^a   Itatani, Hiroaki ^a   Tsujimura, Takahiro ^a   Kameyama, Masakuni ^a  

^a SUMITOMO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aldosterone; Autonomous secretion; Cortisol; Incidentaloma

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; MINERALOCORTICOID; RENIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CUSHING SYNDROME; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SECRETION;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALOCORTICOIDS; RENIN;

EID: 0031230033     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.36.628     Document Type: Article

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