Computed tomography appearance of the thymus and anterior mediastinum in active Cushing's syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 602-605

  Hanson, J A ^a   Sohaib, S A ^a   Newell Price, J ^a   Islam, N ^a   Monson, J P ^a   Trainer, P J ^a   Grossman, A ^a   Besser, G M ^a   Reznek, R H ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CARCINOID; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS CANCER;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOID TUMOR; CHILD; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; THYMUS GLAND; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032978991     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.84.2.602     Document Type: Article

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