The surgical treatment of adrenal gland tumors - Incidentaloma

Neoplasma

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 124-127

  Kolomecki, K ^a   Pomorski, L ^a   Kuzdak, K ^a   Narebski, J ^a   Wichman, R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Adrenalectomy; Incidentaloma; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; ELECTROLYTE; HYDROCORTISONE; LABETALOL; PRASTERONE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032982885     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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