Haemorrhagic shock from the spontaneous rupture of an adrenal cortical carcinoma. A case report

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 226-228

  Stamoulis, J S ^a,b   Antonopoulou, Z ^a   Safioleas, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortical carcinoma; Adrenal gland; Retroperitoneal haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; RETROPERITONEAL HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 2442419603     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2004.11679543     Document Type: Article

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