Symptomatic epidural lipomatosis in ectopic Cushing's syndrome

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 765-769

  Bodelier, Alexander G L ^a   Groeneveld, Wim ^a   van der Linden, Antonius N ^a   Haak, Harm R ^a  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOCONAZOLE; METYRAPONE; POTASSIUM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; LIPOMATOSIS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE SCINTISCANNING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORACIC SPINE; THYMUS CANCER; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CUSHING SYNDROME; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; LIPOMATOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARANEOPLASTIC ENDOCRINE SYNDROMES; RECEPTORS, SOMATOSTATIN; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE;

EID: 11844275938     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1510765     Document Type: Article

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