Cyclic Cushing's syndrome: A clinical challenge

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-254

  Meinardi, J R ^a,b   Wolffenbuttel, B H R ^b   Dullaart, R P F ^b  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; CALCITONIN; CHROMOGRANIN A; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOCONAZOLE; METYRAPONE; MITOTANE; SEROTONIN; SOMATOSTATIN DERIVATIVE;

ACTH SECRETING ADENOMA; ADRENAL TUMOR; CARCINOID; CELL LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SALIVA LEVEL; SCREENING TEST; THROMBOCYTE; URINE LEVEL;

CUSHING SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PERIODICITY;

EID: 35348965110     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-07-0262     Document Type: Review

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