Ovarian adrenal rest tissue in congenital adrenal hyperplasia - A patient report

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-182

  Claahsen van der Grinten, H L ^a   Hulsbergen van de Kaa, C A ^a   Otten, B J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Ovarian adrenal rest; Testicular adrenal rest tumor

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; RARE DISEASE;

EID: 33644778586     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2006.19.2.177     Document Type: Article

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