Diagnosis and treatment of Cushing's disease

Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 86-91

  Teramoto, A ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus sampling; Cushing's disease; Microadenoma; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; METYRAPONE; TRILOSTANE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CUSHING DISEASE; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROADENOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

EID: 0035142969     PISSN: 0917950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7887/jcns.10.86     Document Type: Article

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