A natural history of adrenocorticotropin-independent bilateral adrenal macronodular hyperplasia (AIMAH) from preclinical to clinically overt Cushing's syndrome

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 677-683

  Ohashi, A ^a   Yamada, Y ^a   Sakaguchi, K ^a   Inoue, T ^a   Kubo, M ^a   Fushimi, H ^a  

^a SUMITOMO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

AIMAH; Cushing's syndrome; Incidentaloma; Preclinical

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXYCORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DISEASE COURSE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE;

EID: 0035671320     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.48.677     Document Type: Article

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