Cushing's syndrome associated with a nested stromal epithelial tumor of the liver: Hormonal, immunohistochemical, and molecular studies

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 805-810

  Rod, Anne ^a   Voicu, Manuela ^b   Chiche, Laurence ^a   Bazille, Céline ^a   Mittre, Hervé ^b,c   Louiset, Estelle ^d   Reznik, Yves ^a,c  

^a CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

^b CHU Clemenceau   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCORTISOLISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; NESTED STROMAL EPITHELIAL LIVER TUMOR; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SECRETION; URINE;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, NEOPLASM;

EID: 70449717043     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-09-0453     Document Type: Article

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