Prostatic hyperplasia: An unknown feature of acromegaly

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 775-779

  Colao, Annamaria ^a   Marzullo, Paolo ^a   Ferone, Diego ^a   Spiezia, Stefano ^b   Cerbone, Gaetana ^a   Marinò, Valeria ^a   Di Sarno, Antonella ^a   Merola, Bartolomeo ^a   Lombardi, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Incurabili   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OCTREOTIDE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; SCREENING TEST; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031763806     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.3.4645     Document Type: Article

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