Natural course of adrenal incidentalomas: Seven-year follow-up study

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 579-582

  Sirén, Jukka ^a   Tervahartiala, Pekka ^a   Sivula, Arto ^a   Haapiainen, Reijo ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; METADRENALIN; NORMETADRENALIN; POTASSIUM; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE EXCRETION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034035062     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689910095     Document Type: Article

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