Adrenal cystic lesions: Report of 12 surgically treated cases and review of the literature

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-114

  Bellantone, R ^a   Ferrante, A ^a,b   Raffaelli, M ^a   Boscherini, M ^a   Lombardi, C P ^a   Crucitti, F ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenal cyst; Adrenal incidentaloma; Adrenal neoplasm; Adrenal pseudocyst; Adrenal surgery; Adrenal tumour; Cystic adenoma; Pre Cushing syndrome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CYST; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; CYSTADENOMA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031918679     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03350324     Document Type: Article

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