Preclinical Cushing's disease characterized by massive adrenal hyperplasia and hormonal changes after three years of metyrapone therapy

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 391-397

  Ohmori, Nariko ^a   Nomura, Kaoru ^a   Ohmori, Kazue ^a   Takano, Kazue ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal macronodular hyperplasia; Metyrapone; Preclinical Cushing's disease

Indexed keywords

11 HYDROXYLASE INHIBITOR; CORTICOTROPIN; DESMOPRESSIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING DISEASE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MOON FACE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYMPTOM; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT DURATION; ULTRASOUND;

ACTH-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA; ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGED; ANTIMETABOLITES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERPLASIA; METYRAPONE; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION;

EID: 34547108366     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K05-154     Document Type: Article

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