Two cases of hyperthyroidism induced by interferon-alpha therapy for renal cell carcinoma

Acta Urologica Japonica

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 225-229

  Umemoto, Susumu ^a   Izumi, Koji ^a   Kanno, Hitomi ^a  

^a Department of Urology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Hyperthyroidism; Interferon alpha; Renal cell carcinoma; Side effect

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEPHRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INTERFERON-ALPHA; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 34249034906     PISSN: 00181994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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