Adrenocorticotropin-producing pituitary carcinoma with metastasis to the liver in a patient with Cushing's disease

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-158

  Suzuki, Katsunori ^a   Morii, Ken ^a   Nakamura, Junichi ^a   Kaneko, Susumu ^a   Ukisu, Junko ^a   Hanyu, Osamu ^a   Nakagawa, Osamu ^a   Aizawa, Yoshifusa ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cushing's disease; Liver metastasis; Pituitary carcinoma

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN ANTIBODY; DEXAMETHASONE; HORMONE ANTIBODY; HYDROCORTISONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS CARCINOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER METASTASIS;

EID: 0036251483     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.49.153     Document Type: Article

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