The adrenal incidentaloma: Guidelines for evaluation and recommendations for management

Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 749-764

  Graham, D J ^a   McHenry, C R ^a  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADRENAL TUMOR; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PYELOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

EID: 0031783129     PISSN: 10553207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1055-3207(18)30243-6     Document Type: Review

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