Adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent bilateral adrenocortical macronodular hyperplasia treated with mitotane

Internal Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 969-973

  Nagai, Masaaki ^a   Narita, Ichiei ^a   Omori, Kentarou ^a   Komura, Satoru ^a   Arakawa, Masaaki ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone independent bilateral macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia (AIMAH); Multiple tumors

Indexed keywords

MITOTANE;

ADRENAL TUMOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE;

EID: 0033371387     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.38.969     Document Type: Article

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