Pitfall of petrosal sinus sampling in a Cushing's syndrome secondary to ectopic adrenocorticotropin-corticotropin releasing hormone (ACTH-CRH) secretion

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 305-308

  Young, Jacques ^a   Deneux, Catherine ^a   Grino, Michel ^b   Oliver, Charles ^b   Chanson, Philippe ^a   Schaison, Gilbert ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ADULT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CUSHING SYNDROME; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPERTENSION; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; ADENOMA; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CARCINOID TUMOR; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PETROSAL SINUS SAMPLING; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031732322     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.2.305     Document Type: Conference Paper

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