Long-term follow-up study of patients with adrenal incidentalomas

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 489-494

  Libè, Rossella ^a   Dall'Asta, Chiara ^a   Barbetta, Laura ^a   Baccarelli, Andrea ^a   Beck Peccoz, Paolo ^a   Ambrosi, Bruno ^a  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; LOPERAMIDE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ADRENAL CANCER; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0036772815     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1470489     Document Type: Article

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