Adrenal function testing in pediatric cancer survivors

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1302-1307

  Patterson, Briana C ^a   Truxillo, Lauren ^b   Wasilewski Masker, Karen ^a   Mertens, Ann C ^a   Meacham, Lillian R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal cortisol; Central adrenal insufficiency; Late effects; Low dose corticotropin test

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW DOSE CORTICOTROPIN TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD DOSE CORTICOTROPIN TEST; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK; SECRETION; SKULL IRRADIATION; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION TESTS; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CHILD; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; NEOPLASMS; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION TESTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449701999     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22208     Document Type: Article

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