Corticotroph tumor progression after adrenalectomy in Cushing's disease: A reappraisal of Nelson's syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 172-179

  Assié, Guillaume ^a,b   Bahurel, Hélène ^b   Coste, Joël ^b   Silvera, Stéphane ^b   Kujas, Michèle ^c   Dugué, Marie Annick ^a   Karray, Foued ^a   Dousset, Bertrand ^a   Bertherat, Jérôme ^a,b   Legmann, Paul ^b   Bertagna, Xavier ^a,b  

^a Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares de la Surrénale ^*  (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ACTH SECRETING ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CUSHING DISEASE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NELSON SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33846080239     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1328     Document Type: Article

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