Bilateral adrenocortical adenomas causing ACTH-independent Cushing's syndrome at different periods: A case report and discussion of corticosteroid replacement therapy following bilateral adrenalectomy

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 375-379

  Tung, Shih Chen ^a   Wang, P W ^a   Huang, T L ^a   Lee, W C ^a   Chen, W J ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bilateral adrenocortical adenomas; Cushing's syndrome

Indexed keywords

6BETA IODOMETHYL 19 NORCHOLEST 5(10) EN 3BETA OL I 131; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTISONE ACETATE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX ATROPHY; ADRENAL SCINTISCANNING; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 2942538158     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03351066     Document Type: Article

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