Feminizing adreno-cortical carcinomas in male adults. A dire prognosis: Three cases in a series of 801 adrenalectomies and review of the literature

Annales d'Endocrinologie

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-38

  Moreno, S ^a,c   Guillermo, M ^a   Decoulx, M ^b   Dewailly, D ^b   Bresson, R ^b   Proye, Ch ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adrenal surgery; Adreno cortical carcinoma; Feminizing tumor

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTISONE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; MITOTANE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CALCIFICATION; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CELL HETEROGENEITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMINIZATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MALE; NECROSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33645971338     PISSN: 00034266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4266(06)72537-9     Document Type: Article

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