Cushing's syndrome due to phaeochromocytoma secreting the precursors of adrenocorticotropin

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 4771-4775

  White, A ^a   Ray, D W ^a,e   Talbot, A ^b   Abraham, P ^c   Thody, A J ^d   Bevan, J S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e Glaxo Wellcome

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HORMONE PRECURSOR; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTENSION; MEASUREMENT; MELANOGENESIS; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ALPHA-MSH; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0034486824     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.85.12.4771     Document Type: Conference Paper

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