A patient with ectopic cortisol production derived from malignant testicular masses

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 695-700

  Jain, Shilpa H ^a   Sadow, Peter M ^b,c   Nosé, Vania ^a,c   Dluhy, Robert G ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal rest cells; Adrenocortical carcinoma; Cushing syndrome; Leydig cell tumor

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALDOSTERONE; AMLODIPINE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BICARBONATE; CLONIDINE; DIURETIC AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; ESTRADIOL; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; FOLLITROPIN; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCOSE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; INHIBIN; INSULIN GLARGINE; LISINOPRIL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METOPROLOL; METYRAPONE; MINERALOCORTICOID; MITOTANE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM; SPIRONOLACTONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL CELL; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEATH; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DYSPNEA; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERADRENOCORTICISM; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOXIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEG EDEMA; LEG SWELLING; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORCHIECTOMY; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEUM; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SODIUM RETENTION; TESTICULAR ENLARGEMENT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR GROWTH; ULTRASOUND;

ADRENAL REST TUMOR; ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGED; CUSHING SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; METYRAPONE; MITOTANE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 56649086645     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0985     Document Type: Article

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