Sixty adrenal masses of large dimensions: Hormonal and morphologic evaluation

Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 920-925

  Bernini, G P ^a   Miccoli, P ^a   Moretti, A ^a   Vivaldi, M S ^a   Iacconi, P ^a   Salvetti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6BETA NORCHOLESTEROL; CATECHOLAMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; IODINE 131; MINERALOCORTICOID; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING DISEASE; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032100460     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00026-0     Document Type: Article

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