Ectopic Cushing's syndrome due to a pheochromocytoma: A new case in the post-partum and review of literature

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 624-627

  Cohade, Clémentine ^a   Broussaud, Stéphanie ^a   Louiset, Estelle ^b   Bennet, Antoine ^a   Huyghe, Eric ^c   Caron, Philippe ^a  

^a TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^c CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Adrenal tumor; Cushing's syndrome; Morbidity; Pheochromocytoma; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMLODIPINE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; METYRAPONE; OCTREOTIDE; PENTETREOTIDE; POTASSIUM;

ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOTOPE LABELING; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEG ISCHEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EDEMA; MENTAL DISEASE; MOON FACE; OBESITY; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; PUERPERIUM; SCINTIGRAPHY; TACHYCARDIA; TOXEMIA; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR VOLUME; URINALYSIS;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; METYRAPONE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350627595     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590903015411     Document Type: Article

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