Adrenal pheochromocytoma with contralateral cortisol-producing adrenal adenoma: Diagnostic and therapeutic management

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 391-395

  Wolf, A ^a   Willenberg, H S ^a   Cupisti, K ^a   Schott, M ^a   Geddert, H ^a   Raffel, A ^a   Bornstein, S R ^a,b   Scherbaum, W A ^a   Knoefel, W T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenal tumor; Cortisol producing adenoma; Cushing's syndrome; Hypercortisolism; Incidentaloma; Pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHROMOGRANIN A; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VON HIPPEL LINDAU DISEASE;

ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENOCORTICAL ADENOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 22444438281     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870159     Document Type: Review

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