Recurrent Cushing's syndrome due to recurrent adrenocortical tumor - Fragmentation or tumor in ectopic adrenal tissue?

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3786-3789

  Leibowitz, J ^a   Pertsemlidis, D ^a   Gabrilove, J L ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ECTOPIC TISSUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0031788037     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.11.5260     Document Type: Article

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