Cortisol and estradiol secretion by a benign virilizing adrenocortical tumor in a prepubertal girl

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-238

  Ghazi, Ali A M ^a   Mofid, Djafar ^b   Rahimi, Farzaneh ^b   Sadeghi Nejad, Ab ^c,d  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal adenoma; Adrenal tumor; Adrenocortical adenoma; Pseudopuberty; Sexual precocity; Virilizing tumor

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDRALAZINE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROPRANOLOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERTENSION; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TUMOR VOLUME; VIRILIZATION;

EID: 3142746823     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2004.17.2.235     Document Type: Article

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