Megestrol-induced clinical adrenal insufficiency

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-118

  Goodman, Annekathryn ^a,b   Cagliero, E ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Cushingoid features; Megestrol

Indexed keywords

MEGESTROL ACETATE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTENSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CUSHING SYNDROME; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MEGESTROL; PREDNISONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034097570     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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