Pheochromocytoma combined with pre-clinical Cushing's syndrome in the same adrenal gland

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 561-565

  Erem, C ^a,b   Hacihasanoglu, A ^a   Ersoz H O ^a   Reis, A K ^a   Calik, A ^a   Ukinc K ^a   Kocak M ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Combined tumor; Pheochromocytoma; Pre clinical Cushing's

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; IODINE 131; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PROPRANOLOL; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADRENAL CYST; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL GLAND; BLOOD; HYPERPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CATECHOLAMINES; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERPLASIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 25144434401     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03347247     Document Type: Article

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