Clinical and biochemical characteristics of adrenocorticotropin-secreting macroadenomas

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 4963-4969

  Woo, Y Sammy ^a   Isidori, Andrea M ^a   Wat, Winnie Z ^a   Kaltsas, Gregory A ^a   Afshar, Fari ^a   Sabin, Ian ^a   Jenkins, Paul J ^a   Monson, John P ^a   Besser, G Michael ^a   Grossman, Ashley B ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN;

ADENOMA; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN SECRETING MACROADENOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROADENOMA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23844541989     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2005-0070     Document Type: Article

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