Macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia in a postmenopausal woman

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 454-455

  Mijnhout, G S ^a   Danner, S A ^a   van de Goot, F R W ^a   van Dam, E W C M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DIURETIC AGENT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; METYRAPONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENALECTOMY; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEATH; DISEASE DURATION; EDEMA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; SKIN BRUISING;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION;

EID: 11144309185     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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