Definition of an optimal strategy to evaluate and follow-up adrenal incidentalomas: Time for further research

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 529-532

  Terzolo, Massimo ^a   Reimondo, Giuseppe ^a   Angeli, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CANCER; ADRENAL INCIDENTALOMA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING DISEASE; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; SECOND CANCER; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ADRENAL TUMOR; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE COURSE;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS;

EID: 70349772604     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-09-0473     Document Type: Note

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