Adrenocorticotropic hormone-secreting pheochromocytoma - A case report

Tzu Chi Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 448-451

  Hsu, Chih Wei ^a,b   Hu, Sheng Chuan ^a  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Ectopic ACTH syndrome; Pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; PHENTOLAMINE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; URINALYSIS;

EID: 33846154599     PISSN: 10163190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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