An unusual case of multiple giant myelolipomas: Clinical and pathogenetic implications

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-100

  Allison, Kimberly H ^a   Mann, Gary N ^a   Norwood, Thomas H ^a   Rubin, Brian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland tumors; Adrenal myelolipoma; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Cytogenetics; Ectopic adrenal; Myelolipoma

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING DISEASE; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KARYOTYPING; MULTIPLE GIANT MYELOLIPOMA; MYELOLIPOMA; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME; VIRILIZATION;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADULT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYELOLIPOMA; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; OBESITY, MORBID; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; VIRILISM;

EID: 0037515611     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/EP:14:1:93     Document Type: Article

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