Feminizing adrenocortical adenoma presenting as heterosexual precocious puberty: Report of one case

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Hsiao, Hui Pin ^a,b   Chao, Mei Chyn ^b,c   Lin, Chao Yu ^c   Chen, Shiu Lin ^a   Chiou, Shyh Shin ^a   Chen, Bai Hsiun ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adrenal adenoma; Feminizing; Gynecomastia; Precocious puberty

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMINIZATION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMEN; ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICAL ADENOMA; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BONE AND BONES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESTRADIOL; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27744553216     PISSN: 16088115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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