Corticotrophin-dependent Cushing syndrome due to sacrococcygeal teratoma detected by [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3282-3283

  Moreno Fernandez J ^a   Gutierrez Alcantara C ^a   Galvez Moreno M A ^a   Jimenez Reina L ^b   Castano J P ^b   Benito Lopez P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HYDROCORTISONE; PENTETATE INDIUM IN 111;

ACTH SECRETING ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROCOCCYX TERATOMA; WHOLE BODY IMAGING; WHOLE BODY SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 51649092839     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-0458     Document Type: Article

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