Massive hepatic hemangioendothelioma and consumptive hypothyroidism

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 701-703

  Mouat, Frances ^a   Evans, Helen M ^b   Cutfield, Wayne S ^a   Hofman, Paul L ^a   Jefferies, Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hemangioendothelioma; Hepatomegaly; Hypothyroidism; Reverse triiodothyronine deiodinase

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PREDNISONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSUMPTIVE HYPOTHYROIDISM; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN HEMANGIOMA; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; TUMOR REGRESSION;

EID: 51349148388     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2008.21.7.701     Document Type: Article

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