Complex endocrinopathies in MEN-1: Diagnostic dilemmas in endocrine oncology

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-41

  Al Brahim, Nabeel Y Y ^a,c,d   Rambaldini, Gloria ^b,c,d   Ezzat, Shereen ^b,c,d   Asa, Sylvia L ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crooke's hyaline; Cushing's syndrome; Ectopic hormone production; Multiple endocrine neoplasia

Indexed keywords

ACTH SECRETING ADENOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GONADOTROPH ADENOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MULTIPLE CANCER; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS CANCER; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY;

HUMANS; HYALIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA TYPE 1; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548357160     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12022-007-0008-6     Document Type: Article

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