Clinical study of adrenal incidentaloma in Korea

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 303-309

  Hee, Young Kim ^a   Sin, Gon Kim ^a,b   Kye, Won Lee ^a   Seo, Ji A ^a   Nan, Hee Kim ^a   Kyung, Mook Choi ^a   Sei, Hyun Baik ^a   Dong, Seop Choi ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Adrenocortical adenoma; Carcinoma; Hyperfunction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL INCIDENTALOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; METASTASIS; OBESITY; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME; ADRENAL TUMOR; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICAL ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645803386     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2005.20.4.303     Document Type: Article

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