Postoperative hyponatremia in a patient with ACTH-producing Merkel cell carcinoma

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 397-400

  Anzai, Saburo ^a   Sato, Toshihiro ^a   Takayasu, Susumu ^a   Asada, Yuji ^a   Terashi, Hiroto ^a   Takasaki, Syuji ^b  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Takasaki Dermatologic Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACTH; Merkel cell carcinoma; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; INDAPAMIDE;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BOWEN DISEASE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STRESS;

EID: 0033936736     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2000.tb02190.x     Document Type: Article

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