Adrenal incidentaloma in pregnancy: Clinical, molecular and immunohistochemical findings

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 459-463

  Fallo, F ^a   Pezzi, V ^b   Sonino, N ^a   Altavilla, G ^a   Barzon, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenal incidentaloma; Estrogens; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME; WESTERN BLOTTING; ADRENAL TUMOR; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LAPAROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 26944476708     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03347228     Document Type: Article

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