Clinically silent pheochromocytoma in adrenal incidentaloma: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Internal Medicine of Taiwan

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 248-254

  Shen, Sjen Jung ^a   Cheng, Hon Mei ^a   Chiu, Allen W ^a   Chou, Chien Wen ^a   Yang, Chwen Yi ^a   Chen, Su Yu ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adrenal tumor; Incidentaloma; Pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

3 O METHYLDOPAMINE; NORMETADRENALIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETHALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0346656779     PISSN: 10167390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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