Cushing syndrome as a presenting symptom of renal tumors in children

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 211-213

  Segers, H ^a   Van Der Heyden, J C ^a   Van Den Akker, E L T ^a   De Krijger, R R ^a   Zwaan, C M ^a   Van Den Heuvel Eibrink, M M ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); Corticotrophin releasing hormone (CRH); Cushing syndrome; Nephroblastoma; Renal tumor

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DACTINOMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; VINCRISTINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED EMESIS; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DRUG MEGADOSE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HIRSUTISM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEPHROBLASTOMA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME; WEIGHT GAIN; BLOOD; KIDNEY TUMOR; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEPHRECTOMY; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOTHERAPY;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; NEPHRECTOMY; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES; RADIOTHERAPY; WILMS TUMOR;

EID: 67649971195     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22021     Document Type: Article

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